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Player Dossier
2015-2016Utah
Joe Williams
RB • Allentown, PA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Joe Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 63.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Joe Williams built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a running back from Allentown, PA, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Joe Williams' career was his backfield work: 1,884 rushing yards, 314...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 121
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Joe Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Utah. Joe Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 63.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,075
- Rushing yards
- 1,884
- Receiving yards
- 191
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Joe Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,075
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Utah
- Top game
- UCLA
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 4 · Pick 15 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,514 scrimmage yards · RB 20th (top 4%) · Pac-12 3rd (top 2%) · National 31st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Utah | 10 | 113 | 91 | 22 | 2 | 40.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah | 10 | 448 | 386 | 62 | 1 | 40.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Utah | 9 | 278 | 222 | 56 | 1 | 83.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah | 9 | 1,236 | 1,185 | 51 | 9 | 83.5 |
Related Context
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Joe Williams played RB for Utah. Across 2 tracked seasons, Joe Williams recorded 1,884 rushing yards, 191 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Utah paired 1,514 primary output with 63.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 63.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Utah
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
168.2
Efficiency
63.6
Usage
39.5
Consistency
70.3
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 278. Southern Utah: 47. BYU: 30. Oregon State: 179. UCLA: 332. Washington: 172. Arizona State: 193. Oregon: 186. Colorado: 97
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 27 by 92.9. Southern Utah: 15 by 38.6. BYU: 11 by 27.6. Oregon State: 34 by 54.8. UCLA: 29 by 97.7. Washington: 35 by 51.2. Arizona State: 16 by 100. Oregon: 26 by 70.3. Colorado: 26 by 38.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins176.5 · Games = 6 · +24.8 vs Losses
Losses151.7 · Games = 3 · -24.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arizona State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/29 | vs Indiana100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 26-24 | 26 | 222 | 8.50 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 10.3 |
| Sun 11/27 | @ Colorado | L 22-27 | 26 | 97 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Oregon100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 28-30 | 23 | 149 | 6.50 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 7.2 |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Arizona State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-26 | 15 | 181 | 12.10 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.1 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Washington100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 24-31 | 35 | 172 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-45 | 29 | 332 | 11.40 | 4 | — | — | 11.4 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Oregon State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 19-14 | 34 | 179 | 5.30 | 1 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs BYU | W 20-19 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Southern Utah | W 24-0 | 12 | 49 | 4.10 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3.1 |
Player Story
Joe Williams story
Joe Williams built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a running back from Allentown, PA, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Joe Williams' career was his backfield work: 1,884 rushing yards, 314 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 191 receiving yards across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Utah. 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 191 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah.
The arc is straightforward: Joe 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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Utah
2015-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Utah | 561 | 43 | 19.3 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah | 561 | 43 | 19.3 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Utah | 1,514 | 63.6 | 39.5 | 953 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah | 1,514 | 63.6 | 39.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCLA
Week 8 · W 52-45 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
332
Scrimmage Yards
99.2 takeover
332 scrimmage yards and 47.5 usage.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 1 · W 26-24 · Postseason
278
Scrimmage Yards
92.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
278 scrimmage yards and 42.2 usage.
#3
@ Arizona State
Week 11 · W 49-26 · Conference game
193
Scrimmage Yards
86 takeover
Win with 193 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
193 scrimmage yards and 35.6 usage.
#4
vs Colorado
Week 13 · W 20-14 · Conference game
187
Scrimmage Yards
85.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
187 scrimmage yards and 57.6 usage.
#5
vs UCLA
Week 12 · L 9-17 · Conference game
152
Scrimmage Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
152 scrimmage yards and 48.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Utah
1,514 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 39.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Utah
83.5
1,514 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 39.5 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Utah
40.2
561 primary · 43 efficiency · 19.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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