Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Louisville
Malik Williams
RB • 6'3" • 221 lbs • Wilson, NC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Malik Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Malik Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a running back from Wilson, NC wearing No. 29, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Malik Williams' career was his backfield work: 676...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Malik Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Louisville. Malik Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 819
- Rushing yards
- 676
- Receiving yards
- 143
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Malik Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 819
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Louisville
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Marion L Steele · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Marion L Steele · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 667 scrimmage yards · RB 142nd (top 24%) · ACC 36th (top 14%) · National 299th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 152 | 145 | 7 | 1 | 29.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 654 | 518 | 136 | 4 | 57.2 |
Related Context
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Malik Williams played RB for Louisville. Across 2 tracked seasons, Malik Williams recorded 676 rushing yards, 143 receiving yards, and 8 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Louisville paired 667 primary output with 55.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Win with 187 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Louisville
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
60.6
Efficiency
55.7
Usage
12.7
Consistency
36.6
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 13. Purdue: 17. North Carolina: 167. Clemson: 71. Kent State: 90. Murray State: 19. NC State: 39. Wake Forest: 0. Virginia: 55. Syracuse: 187. Kentucky: 9
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 5 by 27.1. Purdue: 2 by 70.8. North Carolina: 15 by 96.4. Clemson: 9 by 69.3. Kent State: 13 by 61.5. Murray State: 6 by 29.4. NC State: 7 by 54.5. Wake Forest: 2 by 0. Virginia: 10 by 57.3. Syracuse: 10 by 100. Kentucky: 2 by 46.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins77.7 · Games = 7 · +47.0 vs Losses
Losses30.8 · Games = 4 · -47.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Syracuse
Best efficiency game
100 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Mississippi State | L 27-31 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kentucky | W 44-17 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Syracuse100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 56-10 | 9 | 180 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18.7 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Virginia | W 38-21 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Wake Forest | L 32-42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Fri 10/6 | @ NC State | L 25-39 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5.6 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Murray State | W 55-10 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Kent State2+ TD | W 42-3 | 9 | 47 | 5.20 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 6.9 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Clemson | L 21-47 | 6 | 35 | 5.80 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 7.9 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ North Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 47-35 | 13 | 149 | 11.50 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Purdue | W 35-28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 |
Player Story
Malik Williams story
Malik Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a running back from Wilson, NC wearing No. 29, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Malik Williams' career was his backfield work: 676 rushing yards, 86 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 143 receiving yards across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 143 receiving yards, 8 tackles, and 323 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Louisville
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 152 | 61 | 3 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 667 | 55.7 | 12.7 | 515 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 667 | 55.7 | 12.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 12 · W 56-10 · Conference game
Win with 187 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
187
Scrimmage Yards
82.8 takeover
187 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.
#2
@ North Carolina
Week 2 · W 47-35 · Conference game
167
Scrimmage Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with 167 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
167 scrimmage yards and 21.7 usage.
#3
vs Charlotte
Week 1 · W 70-14
55
Scrimmage Yards
69.6 takeover
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 13.1 usage.
#4
@ Marshall
Week 4 · W 59-28
54
Scrimmage Yards
69 takeover
Win with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
54 scrimmage yards and 3.1 usage.
#5
vs Kent State
Week 4 · W 42-3
90
Scrimmage Yards
61.3 takeover
Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
90 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Louisville
667 primary output · 55.7 efficiency · 12.7 usage
57.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · Louisville
57.2
667 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 12.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Louisville
29.1
152 primary · 61 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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