Usage / Role
51%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2021UNLV
Charles Williams
RB • 5'9" • 200 lbs • Fresno, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Charles Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 49.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player 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...
Read the storyCharles Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · UNLV. Charles Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 49.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,484
- Rushing yards
- 4,174
- Receiving yards
- 310
- Touchdowns
- 36
Quick Answers
Charles Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,484
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,463 scrimmage yards · RB 17th (top 3%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 1%) · National 23rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 771 | 763 | 8 | 5 | 53.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UNLV | 1 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 61.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UNLV | 8 | 334 | 332 | 2 | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 1,311 | 1,257 | 54 | 11 | 79.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 6 | 512 | 468 | 44 | 4 | 59.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 1,463 | 1,261 | 202 | 15 | 75.4 |
Related Context
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Charles Williams played RB for UNLV. Across 6 tracked seasons, Charles Williams recorded 4,174 rushing yards, 310 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
UNLV paired 1,311 primary output with 59.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Win with 153 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
64.3
Efficiency
49.7
Usage
22.2
Consistency
49.8
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 96. UCLA: 1. Central Michigan: 44. Idaho: 30. Fresno State: 153. San Diego State: 21. Hawai'i: 85. Colorado State: 41. San José State: 138. Wyoming: 64. Boise State: 50. Nevada: 48
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jackson State: 12 by 83.3. UCLA: 1 by 10.4. Central Michigan: 13 by 34.7. Idaho: 8 by 39.1. Fresno State: 18 by 85.4. San Diego State: 9 by 24.3. Hawai'i: 14 by 63.2. Colorado State: 8 by 53.4. San José State: 23 by 65.1. Wyoming: 13 by 51.3. Boise State: 17 by 30.6. Nevada: 9 by 55.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins99.5 · Games = 4 · +52.9 vs Losses
Losses46.6 · Games = 8 · -52.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
85.4 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Nevada | L 10-45 | 9 | 48 | 5.30 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Boise State | L 25-42 | 17 | 50 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wyoming | W 69-66 | 13 | 64 | 4.90 | 0 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ San José State100 rush yards | L 24-30 | 22 | 141 | 6.40 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Colorado State | L 23-42 | 8 | 41 | 5.10 | 0 | — | — | 5.1 |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Hawai'i | W 41-38 | 14 | 85 | 6.10 | 0 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Sun 10/9 | @ San Diego State | L 7-26 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Fresno State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-20 | 18 | 153 | 8.50 | 1 | — | — | 8.5 |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Idaho | L 30-33 | 8 | 30 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Central Michigan | L 21-44 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.4 |
| Sun 9/11 | @ UCLA | L 21-42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Jackson State | W 63-13 | 12 | 96 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
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
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UNLV
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 771 | 49.7 | 22.2 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | UNLV | 93 | 80.7 | 21.1 | -678 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UNLV | 334 | 52 | 14.5 | 241 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 1,311 | 59.7 | 33.8 | 977 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 512 | 40.9 | 37.5 | -799 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 1,463 | 49.7 | 45.3 | 951 |
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
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