Usage / Role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Toledo
Stephen Williams
WR • 6'5" • Houston, TX, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Stephen Williams reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Stephen Williams built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 88, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Stephen Williams' career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- TCU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2004
Stephen Williams, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Toledo. Stephen Williams reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,102
- Receptions
- 229
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Stephen Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,102
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2007 Regular Season · Toledo
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Ganado · TCU
- High school pipeline
- Fort Bend Marshall · 55 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 1,065 receiving yards · WR 22nd (top 3%) · Mid-American 4th (top 3%) · National 22nd (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Toledo | 7 | 6 | 87 | 1 | 28.3 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Toledo | 11 | 73 | 1,169 | 7 | 91.4 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Toledo | 12 | 71 | 781 | 8 | 76.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Toledo | 11 | 79 | 1,065 | 5 | 80.9 |
Related Context
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Stephen Williams played WR for Toledo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Stephen Williams recorded 13 rushing yards, 3,102 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season
Toledo paired 1,169 primary output with 90.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 78.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Toledo
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
96.8
Efficiency
78.7
Usage
31.4
Consistency
53.6
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 185. Ohio State: 30. Florida International: 116. Ball State: 231. Western Michigan: 59. Northern Illinois: 50. Temple: 76. Miami (OH): 137. Central Michigan: 54. Eastern Michigan: 45. Bowling Green: 82
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 15 by 82.2. Ohio State: 3 by 66.7. Florida International: 6 by 100. Ball State: 10 by 100. Western Michigan: 6 by 65.6. Northern Illinois: 3 by 100. Temple: 8 by 63.3. Miami (OH): 9 by 100. Central Michigan: 6 by 60. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 60. Bowling Green: 8 by 68.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins110.5 · Games = 4 · +21.5 vs Losses
Losses89 · Games = 7 · -21.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/27 | @ Bowling GreenHigh volume | L 24-38 | — | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 47-21 | — | 5 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Thu 11/12 | @ Central Michigan | L 28-56 | — | 6 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Miami (OH)100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-31 | — | 9 | 137 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs TempleHigh volume | L 24-40 | — | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Northern Illinois | W 20-19 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Western Michigan | L 26-58 | — | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Ball State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 37-30 | — | 10 | 231 | 23.1 | 23.10 | 2 | 56 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Florida International100 receiving yards | W 41-31 | — | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Ohio State | L 0-38 | — | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Purdue100 receiving yards · High volume | L 31-52 | — | 15 | 185 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 2 | 42 |
Player Story
Stephen Williams story
Stephen Williams built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 88, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Stephen Williams' career was his receiving role: 229 catches, 3,102 receiving yards, 21 touchdowns, and 13 rushing yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Toledo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 13 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Toledo.
The arc is straightforward: Stephen Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Toledo
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Toledo | 87 | 58.9 | 5.6 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Toledo | 1,169 | 90.8 | 32.5 | 1,082 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Toledo | 781 | 71.6 | 31.3 | -388 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Toledo | 1,065 | 78.7 | 31.4 | 284 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 5 · W 37-30 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
231
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
231 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Akron
Week 11 · L 30-47 · Conference game
136
Receiving Yards
96.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
136 receiving yards with a 90.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 10 · W 52-28 · Conference game
150
Receiving Yards
95.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
150 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Ball State
Week 12 · L 20-41 · Conference game
135
Receiving Yards
92.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
135 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Buffalo
Week 7 · L 33-43 · Conference game
172
Receiving Yards
92.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
172 receiving yards with a 76.4 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Regular Season · Toledo
1,169 primary output · 90.8 efficiency · 32.5 usage
91.4
#2
2009 Regular Season · Toledo
80.9
1,065 primary · 78.7 efficiency · 31.4 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Toledo
76.9
781 primary · 71.6 efficiency · 31.3 usage
Milestones
12
100+ receiving yards
11
8+ catch outings
6
2+ TD games
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