Tyler Williams

WR · Akron 2014 · #2

Last confirmed: Akron, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′7″ · Cincinnati, OH · Colerain

Tyler Williams: WR · Akron · #2.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Eddie DaughertyEastern Michigan · 2016 · 85% season match
Terrance DixonGeorgia State · 2020 · 84% season match
Fransohn BickleyAkron · 2014 · 80% season match
Ernest CalhounKent State · 2014 · 76% season match
Corey LacanariaBall State · 2014 · 74% season match

Tyler Williams

WR · Akron · #2

Moves the chains on third down. A 2-star signing who has since put 1 seasons on the field at Akron. One game to point at: 46 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Bowling Green — Week 11, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Akron in the news

Former Akron assistant Chuck Amato dies at 80Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	Akron	22	228	10.4	0
Career		22	228	10.4	0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-0vs Howard	1	18	18.0	18
Wk 2	L 3-21@ Penn State	1	10	10.0	10
Wk 4	L 17-48vs Marshall	1	3	3.0	3
Wk 5	W 21-10@ Pittsburgh	1	13	13.0	13
Wk 6	W 31-6vs Eastern Michigan	1	16	16.0	16
Wk 7	W 29-19vs Miami (OH)	1	11	11.0	11
Wk 8	L 20-23@ Ohio	1	11	11.0	11
Wk 9	L 21-35@ Ball State	3	44	14.7	17
Wk 11	L 10-27vs Bowling Green	4	46	11.5	20	Season-high 46 yds
Wk 12	L 24-55@ Buffalo	4	37	9.3	22
Wk 13	W 30-6vs Massachusetts	4	19	4.8	10
Total		22	228	10.4	22

Signature game

Week 11 · 2014

L 10-27

vs Bowling Green

4 rec · 46 yds

With Z. Paul — 38.4 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · K. Pohl — 304 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · QBR 20.4

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.90Kyle Pohl pass complete to Tyler Williams for 13 yds to the Akron 49 for a
Week 11 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Kyle Pohl pass complete to Tyler Williams for 12 yds to the Akron 49 for a
Week 8 · Ohio · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Tommy Woodson pass complete to Tyler Williams for 11 yds to the Akron 37 for a
Week 9 · Ball State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.63Tommy Woodson pass complete to Tyler Williams for 11 yds to the Akron 36 for a
Week 9 · Ball State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.51Tommy Woodson pass complete to Tyler Williams for 16 yds to the Akron 48 for a
Week 2 · Penn State · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.40Kyle Pohl pass complete to Tyler Williams for 10 yds to the Akron 41 for a

4 more plays

Week 11 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.37Kyle Pohl pass complete to Tyler Williams for 9 yds to the Akron 41
Week 12 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25Kyle Pohl pass complete to Tyler Williams for 9 yds to the Akron 34
Week 12 · Buffalo · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.23Kyle Pohl pass complete to Tyler Williams for 22 yds to the Buff 35 for a
Week 12 · Buffalo · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.08Kyle Pohl pass complete to Tyler Williams for 9 yds to the 50 yard line

Teams and coaches

2014Akron5-7HC: Terry Bowden · Pass-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#172 / 713 · 76th pct

74.1%

EPA / target#352 / 713 · 51st pct

0.48

Yards / catch#468 / 713 · 34th pct

10.8

Explosive rate#498 / 713 · 30th pct

7.4%

TD rate#562 / 713 · 11th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#372 / 556 · 32nd pct

Rec yards#434 / 556 · 22nd pct

228

Yards / catch#435 / 556 · 21st pct

10.4

Rec TDs#488 / 556 · 6th pct

Long catch#522 / 556 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.0	18.8	10.7	0.0
Road5g	2.0	23.0	11.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.0	11.8	11.8	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.2	31.4	10.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Terry Bowden

Pass share

68.8%

526 pass / 239 run

Plays / game

63.8

12 games

Team sack rate

4.3%

562 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

22 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Tyler Williams

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Akron in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

22 catches in 11 games

Four seasons at Akron

His moves

2011