Kicker, Samford (from North Texas), 2018–⁠22

Zach Williams

Number
No. 59
Height
5′8″
Weight
182 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Louisville, KY

Zach Williams played kicker at North Texas (2018–⁠20) and Samford (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

3field goals, career highvs. Mercer, 2022

Team titles: Southern champions, 2022

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2020North Texas11100.03069
2021Samford11100.033710
2022Samford71070.0424869
Career91275.0426188

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018North Texas59PKRS
2019North Texas59PKFr.
2020North Texas59PKSo.
2021Samford59PKJr.
2022Samford59PKSr.5′8″182

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2020North Texas––––––0.5 (1 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Samford 11 games, 7 of 10 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.Kennesaw StateW 27–⁠1701033
Sep 24vs.Western CarolinaW 35–⁠1200055
Oct 1atFurmanW 34–⁠2700044
Oct 8vs.WoffordW 28–⁠1401044
Oct 22atEast Tennessee StateW 55–⁠452242713
Oct 29atThe CitadelW 38–⁠3112258
Nov 5vs.VMIW 34–⁠1500044
Nov 12atChattanoogaW 35–⁠2400055
Nov 19vs.MercerW 50–⁠443340514
Dec 3vs.SE LouisianaW 48–⁠4200066
Dec 9atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠24122803

No box score in the source for Sep 17 at Tennessee Tech, so that game is not listed.

2021 Samford 1 game, 1 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 13atFloridaL 52–⁠701133710

No box score in the source for Oct 16 at Wofford, so that game is not listed.

2020 North Texas 3 games, 1 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.Houston ChristianW 57–⁠31113069
Dec 11atUTEPW 45–⁠43–––––
Dec 21 ✦vs.App StateL 28–⁠56–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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