#7

E.J. Williams Jr.

WR · Indiana · Sr. · #7

Returning to Indiana for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

E.J. Williams Jr.

WR · Indiana · Sr · #7

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Indiana
2022
Indiana
2023
Indiana
2024era →
2025

Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning
2024Indiana11-2HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Indiana3643812.26--
2024Indiana24924.50--
2023Indiana2327612.00--
2022Clemson77010.00--
2021Clemson9667.30--
Career7789911.76--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025

W 13–10

at Ohio State

1 rec · 12 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Indiana

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Indiana

Returning around him

  • 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #29

DNA match

Player DNA

Jump-Ball Target

Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kajiya Hollawayne’s 2025 season.

Temple · 2025

#2

Noah Thomas

Texas A&M · 2023

79%
#3

Caleb Ducking

Mississippi State · 2022

77%
#4

Dane Key

Nebraska · 2025

77%
#5

Chase Roberts

BYU · 2023

76%

Matches Kajiya on

Yards / reception
Reception volume
TD rate

Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Harris’s path through Furman.

Joshua Harris

100%match

Furman · 2024

#2

DeVontres Dukes

South Florida · 2020

99%
#3

Dazz Newsome

North Carolina · 2020

NFL Rd 6
99%
#4

Ben Skowronek

Notre Dame · 2020

NFL Rd 7
98%
#5

Jalen McDonald

Merrimack · 2025

98%

Matches Joshua on

Yards per reception
20202021202220232025

Player DNA

Players who play like E.J. Williams Jr.

#1

Chase Cota

UCLA · 2021

95%
#2

Quincy Brown

TCU · 2021

95%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #144

Final rank
#144
Avg #216.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #144 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2025
66.02021
70.02022
2762023
49.02024
4382025

+564%

Up 564% from first season to most-recent.