Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/24Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
Aeris Williams
Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 215 lb · West Point, MS
Aeris Williams: RB · Mississippi State · #26.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aeris Williams
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Aeris Williams has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Mississippi State. One game to point at: 104 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Arkansas — Week 12, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Mississippi State in the news
- Students rally for Nolan Wells
- Billy Puckett named QB1
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 85 | 523 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 236 | 1,107 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 137 | 720 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 40 | 206 | 5.2 | 3 |
| Career | 498 | 2,556 | 5.1 | 16 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 16 | 142 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 38 | 305 | 8.0 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-6vs Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-10vs Louisiana | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-28@ Kentucky | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-13vs Florida | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-9vs No. 8 Auburn | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-19@ No. 5 LSU | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-13vs No. 16 Texas A&M | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-3vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-24@ No. 1 Alabama | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-6vs Arkansas | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 35-3@ Ole Miss | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 1 | 16 | |
 Bowl | L 22-27@ Iowa | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 85 | 523 | 6.2 | 3 | 29 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2018
W 35-3
at Ole Miss
64 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 32-point win on the road against Ole Miss.
With T. Day — 38.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20 · N. Fitzgerald — 117 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD · 111 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Stephen F. Austin · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.23Keytaon Thompson pass complete to Aeris Williams for 27 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK)
- Week 9 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.60Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Aeris Williams for 10 yds to the TexAM 41 for a
- Week 10 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.46Aeris Williams run for 29 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)
- Week 3 · Louisiana · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Aeris Williams run for 17 yds to the LaLaf 39 for a
- Week 3 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.29Aeris Williams run for 28 yds to the LaLaf 39 for a
- Week 3 · Louisiana · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.21Aeris Williams run for 3 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Arkansas · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.00Aeris Williams run for 15 yds to the MisSt 46 for a
- Week 4 · Kentucky · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.97Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Aeris Williams for 8 yds to the Kent 37 for a
- Week 13 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Aeris Williams run for 1 yd for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)
- Week 1 · Iowa · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.86Aeris Williams run for 3 yds to the Iowa 34 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
85 of 85 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
54%79 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds13%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds28%of carries
24 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds39%of carries
33 carries
Explosive
10+ yds20%of carries
17 carries
7 of 9 (78%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 4 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.2 yds/carry on 85 carries · 20% explosive (10+ yds) · 54% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2015Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Balanced
2016Mississippi State6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
2017Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2018Mississippi State8-5HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 51.4 | 9.3 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 35.2 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 37.2 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 50.0 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
38.9%
323 pass / 507 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
85 carries and 9 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Mississippi State
- 2018 Mississippi State MoorheadYear 5 · 12 games
- 2017 Mississippi State MullenYear 4 · 13 games
- 2016 Mississippi State MullenYear 3 · 13 games
- 2015 Mississippi State MullenYear 2 · 10 games
- 2014 Mississippi State MullenYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Mississippi State in 2014 as a 4-star recruit, No. 255 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Mississippi State in the 2014 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Mississippi State, 2,556 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 48 games over 4 seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 146 yds vs LSU.LSU · W 37-72017
2014
- Signed with Mississippi State4-star out of West Point
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coaches2014–2017
Mississippi State
Coaching transition mid-career: Dan Mullen → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.