Player Dossier

2015-2018

Notre Dame

Dexter Williams

RB • 5'11" • 203 lbs • Winter Garden, FL, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Dexter Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 61.6 efficiency.

Usage / Role

80%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

54

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

52

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Player Story

Dexter Williams built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Winter Garden, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Dexter Williams' career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9564

West Orange · Winter Garden, FL

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 21
Overall
No. 194
NFL Team
Green Bay Packers

Dexter Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame. Dexter Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 61.6 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,798
Rushing yards
1,636
Receiving yards
162
Touchdowns
22

Quick Answers

Dexter Williams quick answers

Latest team and position
Notre Dame · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,798
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Notre Dame
Top game
Florida State
Recruit profile
4-star · West Orange · Notre Dame
High school pipeline
West Orange · 26 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 6 · Pick 21 · Green Bay Packers
Latest roster
No. 2 · Senior
2018 Scrimmage yards rank
1,128 scrimmage yards · RB 53rd (top 8%) · FBS Independents 2nd (top 2%) · National 77th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2015 PostseasonNotre Dame6220018.3
2015 Regular SeasonNotre Dame679790118.3
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1121620016326.2
2017 PostseasonNotre Dame936360045.6
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame933732413545.6
2018 PostseasonNotre Dame9835429080.5
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame91,0459411041380.5

Related Context

Dexter Williams played RB for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dexter Williams recorded 1,636 rushing yards, 162 receiving yards, and 8 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Notre Dame.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Notre Dame paired 1,128 primary output with 61.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 61.6 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: Florida State

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Postseason · Notre Dame

Games

9

Scrimmage Yards / G

125.3

Efficiency

61.6

Usage

31.5

Consistency

70.4

Best Game by takeover score

Florida State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 83. Stanford: 160. Virginia Tech: 178. Pittsburgh: 33. Navy: 169. Northwestern: 69. Florida State: 202. Syracuse: 83. USC: 151

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 19 by 39.3. Stanford: 22 by 78.2. Virginia Tech: 17 by 93.6. Pittsburgh: 15 by 24.1. Navy: 26 by 65.7. Northwestern: 20 by 32.8. Florida State: 20 by 92.1. Syracuse: 14 by 60.3. USC: 21 by 67.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins130.6 · Games = 8 · +47.6 vs Losses
Losses83 · Games = 1 · -47.6 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

Florida State

Best efficiency game

93.6 vs Virginia Tech

Result
Sat 12/29@ ClemsonL 3-3016543.4003294.4
Sun 11/25@ USC150 scrimmage yardsW 24-1716976.1015547.2
Sat 11/17vs Syracuse2+ TDW 36-313745.701195.9
Sun 11/11vs Florida State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 42-132020210.10210.1
Sat 11/3@ NorthwesternW 31-2119562.9011133.5
Sun 10/28@ Navy100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 44-22231426.2033276.5
Sat 10/13vs PittsburghW 19-1413312.400222.2
Sun 10/7@ Virginia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 45-231717810.50310.5
Sat 9/29vs Stanford100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 38-17211617.7011-17.3

Player Story

Dexter Williams story

Dexter Williams built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Winter Garden, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Dexter Williams' career was his backfield work: 1,636 rushing yards, 257 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 162 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 162 receiving yards, 8 tackles, and 87 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dexter Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Notre Dame

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonNotre Dame8128.35.5
2015 Regular SeasonNotre Dame8128.35.50
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame21639.87135
2017 PostseasonNotre Dame37378.57.8157
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame37378.57.80
2018 PostseasonNotre Dame1,12861.631.5755
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1,12861.631.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida State

Week 11 · W 42-13

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

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Scrimmage Yards

94.8 takeover

202 scrimmage yards and 32.3 usage.

#2

@ Virginia Tech

Week 6 · W 45-23

178

Scrimmage Yards

88.9 takeover

Win with 178 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

178 scrimmage yards and 29.8 usage.

#3

@ Navy

Week 9 · W 44-22

169

Scrimmage Yards

83.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

169 scrimmage yards and 37.1 usage.

#4

@ USC

Week 13 · W 24-17

151

Scrimmage Yards

80.9 takeover

Win with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

151 scrimmage yards and 39.6 usage.

#5

vs Stanford

Week 5 · W 38-17

160

Scrimmage Yards

79.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

160 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Notre Dame

1,128 primary output · 61.6 efficiency · 31.5 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Notre Dame

80.5

1,128 primary · 61.6 efficiency · 31.5 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Notre Dame

45.6

373 primary · 78.5 efficiency · 7.8 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games