Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Washington State
James Williams
RB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Burbank, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
James Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Montana State
Player Story
James Williams built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Burbank, CA wearing No. 32, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of James Williams' career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
James Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Washington State. James Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,980
- Rushing yards
- 1,543
- Receiving yards
- 1,437
- Touchdowns
- 27
Quick Answers
James Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,980
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Washington State
- Top game
- Montana State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Menlo-Atherton · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Menlo-Atherton · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Junior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,176 scrimmage yards · RB 45th (top 7%) · Pac-12 9th (top 4%) · National 62nd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 13 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 13 | 886 | 573 | 313 | 7 | 61.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 13 | 79 | 14 | 65 | 0 | 61.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 13 | 798 | 381 | 417 | 4 | 61.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington State | 13 | 64 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 77.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington State | 13 | 1,112 | 552 | 560 | 16 | 77.9 |
Related Context
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James Williams played RB for Washington State. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Williams recorded 1,543 rushing yards, 1,437 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Washington State paired 1,176 primary output with 54.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Win with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2016 Postseason · Washington State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
71.3
Efficiency
55.3
Usage
17.9
Consistency
60.4
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 41. Eastern Washington: 18. Boise State: 38. Idaho: 141. Oregon: 124. Stanford: 39. UCLA: 63. Arizona State: 26. Oregon State: 114. Arizona: 117. California: 117. Colorado: 18. Washington: 71
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 5 by 52.9. Eastern Washington: 3 by 50. Boise State: 5 by 47.3. Idaho: 17 by 84.6. Oregon: 16 by 82.3. Stanford: 10 by 41.3. UCLA: 14 by 38.2. Arizona State: 4 by 39.6. Oregon State: 15 by 73.7. Arizona: 21 by 60.7. California: 17 by 70.3. Colorado: 5 by 40. Washington: 18 by 38.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins92.6 · Games = 8 · +55.4 vs Losses
Losses37.2 · Games = 5 · -55.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Idaho
Best efficiency game
84.6 vs Idaho
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | vs Minnesota | L 12-17 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8.2 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Washington | L 17-45 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Colorado | L 24-38 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs California | W 56-21 | 12 | 80 | 6.70 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Arizona2+ TD | W 69-7 | 12 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 5.6 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Oregon State | W 35-31 | 11 | 74 | 6.70 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 7.6 |
| Sun 10/23 | @ Arizona State | W 37-32 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 6.5 |
| Sun 10/16 | vs UCLA | W 27-21 | 9 | 28 | 3.10 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 4.5 |
| Sun 10/9 | @ Stanford | W 42-16 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.9 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Oregon2+ TD | W 51-33 | 11 | 91 | 8.30 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 7.8 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Idaho100 rush yards | W 56-6 | 14 | 126 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8.3 |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Boise State | L 28-31 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7.6 |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Eastern Washington | L 42-45 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
Player Story
James Williams story
James Williams built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Burbank, CA wearing No. 32, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of James Williams' career was his receiving role: 202 catches, 1,437 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 1,543 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Washington State. 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 1,543 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 114 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington State.
The arc is straightforward: James 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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Washington State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 927 | 55.3 | 17.9 | 927 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 927 | 55.3 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 877 | 53.9 | 20.2 | -50 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 877 | 53.9 | 20.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington State | 1,176 | 54.3 | 26.9 | 299 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington State | 1,176 | 54.3 | 26.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Montana State
Week 1 · W 31-0
Win with 208 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
208
Scrimmage Yards
89.1 takeover
208 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.
#2
vs Idaho
Week 3 · W 56-6
141
Scrimmage Yards
87.6 takeover
Win with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
141 scrimmage yards and 27.4 usage.
#3
@ Wyoming
Week 1 · W 41-19
135
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
135 scrimmage yards and 44.1 usage.
#4
@ Oregon State
Week 6 · W 56-37 · Conference game
134
Scrimmage Yards
83.7 takeover
Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
134 scrimmage yards and 26.9 usage.
#5
vs Oregon
Week 5 · W 51-33 · Conference game
124
Scrimmage Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
124 scrimmage yards and 21.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Washington State
1,176 primary output · 54.3 efficiency · 26.9 usage
77.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Washington State
77.9
1,176 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 26.9 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Washington State
61.9
877 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 20.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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