Last confirmed: Arkansas, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 229 lb · Philadelphia, PA · Imhotep Institute
David Williams: RB · Arkansas · #33.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
David Williams
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 86 rushing yards against Auburn — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 18.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 11.1% of his carries. 3 carries for 5 yds vs Alabama; 14 for 86 vs Auburn.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
12 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (36.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas | 117 | 656 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 2016 | South Carolina | 56 | 239 | 4.3 | 3 |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 86 | 299 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 45 | 256 | 5.7 | 2 |
| Career | 304 | 1,450 | 4.8 | 13 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas | 10 | 171 | 17.1 | 2 |
| 2016 | South Carolina | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 0 |
| Career | 37 | 435 | 11.8 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Florida A&M | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-28vs No. 23 TCU | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | L 43-50vs Texas A&M | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 2 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs New Mexico State | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-48@ South Carolina | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-41@ No. 1 Alabama | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-52vs No. 21 Auburn | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 86 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 38-37@ Ole Miss | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 39-38vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-33@ LSU | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-28vs No. 17 Mississippi State | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 13 | L 45-48vs Missouri | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 2 | 22 | |
| Total | 117 | 656 | 5.6 | 8 | 33 |
Week 13 · 2017
L 45-48
vs Missouri
75 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 38 yds · 1 TD
With A. Allen — 313 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.4 · B. Johnson — 38.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 57 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
55%117 carriesFumble rate
1.7%2 of 117 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 117 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 55% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 65.2 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 43.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 40.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 69.3 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
42.7%
340 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
66.3
12 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
386 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
117 carries and 10 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at South Carolina and Arkansas, 1,450 rushing yards — drafted at #226 overall by the Denver Broncos.
His career
He has a stat line in 41 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Spurrier, Shawn Elliott, Will Muschamp and Bret Bielema.
Where he ended up · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 9th NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 9th NFL season
