Tight end, Mississippi State (from Miami, Oregon State), 2023–⁠26

Riley Williams

Number
No. 18
Height
6′5″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Portland, OR

Riley Williams plays tight end for Mississippi State, after Miami (2023–⁠24) and Oregon State (2025). Last time out, at South Carolina: 1 catch, 7 yards.

2026 so far

2 catches, 16 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 7 yards at South Carolina, W 41–⁠34

Next game: vs. Oklahoma, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 9ULM
  2. 7@SC

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Miami8729.0122
2024Miami711516.4029
2025Oregon State11515.0015
2026Mississippi State2168.009
Career1821812.1129

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Miami18TEYr 1
2024Miami18TEYr 2
2025Oregon State18TEYr 3
2026Mississippi State18TEJr. (Yr 4)6′5″250

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Miami110.56––6.2–
2024Miami80.81––6.5–
2025Oregon State30.11––0.3–
2026Mississippi State30.17––0.5–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Mississippi State 2 games, 2 catches, 16 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.UL MonroeW 62–⁠131909
Sep 19atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠341707
2025 Oregon State 1 game, 1 catch, 15 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.Fresno StateL 27–⁠36115015
2024 Miami 7 games, 7 catches, 115 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atFloridaW 41–⁠17––––
Sep 7vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠9127027
Sep 14vs.Ball StateW 62–⁠0124024
Sep 21atSouth FloridaW 50–⁠151404
Sep 27vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠34231026
Oct 5atCaliforniaW 39–⁠381000
Nov 2vs.DukeW 53–⁠31129029
2023 Miami 6 games, 8 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠3118018
Oct 7vs.Georgia TechL 20–⁠23122122
Oct 21vs.ClemsonW 28–⁠202605
Nov 4atNC StateL 6–⁠201101
Nov 24atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠20212011
Dec 28 ✦vs.RutgersL 24–⁠31113013

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

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