Player Career

Charles Williams Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Charles Williams story

Charles Williams built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Fresno, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Charles Williams' career was his backfield work: 4,174 rushing yards, 799 carries, 34 rushing touchdowns, and 310 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with UNLV. 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 310 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 422 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV.

The arc is straightforward: Charles 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UNLV

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonUNLV77149.722.2
2017 Regular SeasonUNLV9380.721.1-678
2018 Regular SeasonUNLV3345214.5241
2019 Regular SeasonUNLV1,31159.733.8977
2020 Regular SeasonUNLV51240.937.5-799
2021 Regular SeasonUNLV1,46349.745.3951

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arkansas State

Week 2 · L 17-43

Loss with 171 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

171

Scrimmage Yards

92.5 takeover

171 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.

#2

vs Hawai'i

Week 11 · W 27-13 · Conference game

268

Scrimmage Yards

90.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

268 scrimmage yards and 60.9 usage.

#3

vs San José State

Week 13 · W 38-35 · Conference game

186

Scrimmage Yards

90.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

186 scrimmage yards and 45.8 usage.

#4

@ Northwestern

Week 3 · L 14-30

159

Scrimmage Yards

90.4 takeover

Loss with 159 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

159 scrimmage yards and 34.6 usage.

#5

@ Hawai'i

Week 15 · L 21-38 · Conference game

159

Scrimmage Yards

89.9 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

159 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · UNLV

1,311 primary output · 59.7 efficiency · 33.8 usage

79.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · UNLV

75.4

1,463 primary · 49.7 efficiency · 45.3 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · UNLV

61.8

93 primary · 80.7 efficiency · 21.1 usage

Milestones

15

100+ rush yards

10

150+ scrimmage yards

9

2+ TD games