Robert Williams

Senior wide receiver for Louisiana. 2025: 25 catches, 309 receiving yards.

WR · Louisiana · Sr.

6′2″ · 183 lb · Humble, TX

CFB Index 34 · #360 of 485 WRsHigh confidence

The numbers

309

receiving yards · 2025

Best game: 5 rec, 134 yds, at James Madison

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Senior wide receiver for Louisiana. 2025: 25 catches, 309 receiving yards.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana in 2021.
290 receiving yards in 2024. Then 309 in 2025.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Yards / catch: 64th percentile.

The full scouting read

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Robert Williams

WR · Louisiana · Sr

Moves the chains on third down. This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Louisiana. His first career honor landed in 2024: Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week. The receipt: 134 rec yds, 5 receptions against James Madison — Week 7, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
recognition record
game log

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Louisiana	25	309	12.4	0	--
2024	Louisiana	26	290	11.2	1	--
2023	Louisiana	31	385	12.4	4	--
Career		82	984	12.0	5	--

Season	Team
2025	Louisiana	--	--	315	29	--
2024	Louisiana	--	--	372	--	--
2023	Louisiana	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	687	29	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 12-14vs Rice	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	W 34-10vs McNeese	2	18	9.0	0	9
Wk 3	L 10-52@ Missouri	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 4	L 31-34@ Eastern Michigan	7	71	10.1	0	27
Wk 7	L 14-24@ James Madison	5	134	26.8	0	44	Season-high 134 yds
Wk 8	L 10-22vs Southern Miss	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 9	L 23-35@ Troy	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 10	W 31-22@ South Alabama	1	23	23.0	0	23
Wk 11	W 42-39vs Texas State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	W 34-30@ Arkansas State	3	15	5.0	0	6
Wk 14	W 30-27vs UL Monroe	1	2	2.0	0	2
Bowl	L 13-20@ Delaware	4	23	5.8	0	9
Total		25	309	11.6	0	44

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 34–10

vs McNeese

2 rec · 18 yds

Dominant 24-point win at home against McNeese.

With B. Davis — 132 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD · Z. Perry — 94 rush yds (14 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · Troy · 4&12 · Q4 · EPA +3.94(01:23) Shotgun #2 L.Winfield pass complete short left to #0 R.Williams caught at TROY33, for 18 yards to the TROY33, out of bounds at TROY33, 1ST DOWN
Week 7 · James Madison · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +3.39Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 30 yds to the JMU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · James Madison · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 44 yds to the JMU 26 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · James Madison · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 40 yds to the JMU 32 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · South Alabama · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +2.70(01:26) Shotgun #2 L.Winfield pass complete deep left to #0 R.Williams caught at USA46, for 23 yards to the USA46, out of bounds at USA46, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Delaware · 4&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.52No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Winfield pass complete short left to #0 R.Williams caught at DEL34, for 9 yards to the DEL31 (#7 K.Seay), 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Daniel Beale pass complete to Robert Williams for 11 yds to the UL 41 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.00Daniel Beale pass complete to Robert Williams for 18 yds to the EMU 38 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.65Daniel Beale pass complete to Robert Williams for 27 yds to the EMU 30 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Delaware · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +1.29No Huddle-Shotgun #2 L.Winfield pass complete short left to #0 R.Williams caught at DEL29, for 8 yards to the DEL26 (#18 J.Kolagbodi), 1ST DOWN

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Michael Desormeaux, all run-leaning offenses — 22-18 over that span.

2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

34Below cohort / limited sample #360 of 485?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#286 / 798 · 64th pct

12.7

Explosive rate#292 / 798 · 63rd pct

12.2%

EPA / target#384 / 798 · 52nd pct

0.43

Catch rate#641 / 798 · 20th pct

58.5%

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Yards / catch#309 / 558 · 44th pct

12.4

Long catch#317 / 558 · 42nd pct

Receptions#347 / 558 · 37th pct

Rec yards#353 / 558 · 37th pct

309

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

35th → 52nd percentile

Explosive rate

51st → 63rd percentile

Catch rate

63rd → 20th percentile

TD rate

31st → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

44th → 64th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

29%12 of his 41 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	0.8	5.0	5.3	0.0
Road7g	3.0	40.6	14.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	41.0	12.9	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.2	10.5	10.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

Pass share

34.2%

69 pass / 133 run

Plays / game

67.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #360 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #360 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #40 of 51 Sun Belt WRs

How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

CFB Index positional classification

Starter

Returning starter at receiver for a 6-7 Louisiana team that went -3 in the portal. The No. 1,005 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt as a senior.