Last confirmed: Florida State, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Davenport, FL · Ridge Community
Karlos Williams: RB · Florida State · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Karlos Williams
Wins in space out of the backfield. On tape: 126 rushing yards and 29 receiving yards against NC State, Week 5, 2014.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 17.2% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 18.1% of his carries. 4 carries for 10 yds vs Miami; 21 for 126 vs NC State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
35.3% of carries overall (148/419) → 26.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/97) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
11 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (73.3%). 15 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (57.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 23
Tomahawk Nation Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Florida State | 150 | 689 | 4.6 | 11 |
| Career | 150 | 689 | 4.6 | 11 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Florida State | 29 | 265 | 9.1 | 1 |
| Career | 29 | 265 | 9.1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-31@ Oklahoma State | 23 | 66 | 2.9 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-12vs The Citadel | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-17vs No. 22 Clemson | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-41@ NC State | 21 | 126 | 6.0 | 3 | 28 | Season-high 126 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 43-3vs Wake Forest | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-27vs No. 5 Notre Dame | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-31@ Louisville | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-20vs Virginia | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-26@ Miami | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-17vs Boston College | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-19vs Florida | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 27 | |
 Bowl | L 20-59vs No. 3 Oregon | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 150 | 689 | 4.6 | 11 | 28 |
Week 5 · 2014
W 56-41
at NC State
126 rush yds (21 car) · 3 TD · 3 rec · 29 yds
Edged out NC State on the road in a shootout.
With J. Winston — 365 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 84.1 · J. Wilson — 6 rec · 109 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%136 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 150 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 47.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 69.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 72.2 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 42.7 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
54.2%
516 pass / 436 run
Plays / game
68.0
14 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
550 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2014
150 carries and 29 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Florida State, 689 rushing yards — drafted at #155 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jimbo Fisher.
Where he ended up · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 12th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 12th NFL season
