Player Dossier

2018-2021

Kansas

Pooka Williams Jr.

RB • 5'10" • 170 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Pooka Williams Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Usage Score

26.2

Efficiency

40.2

Consistency

61.9

Season Value

36.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Pooka Williams Jr., RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas. Pooka Williams Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Kansas paired 1,403 primary output with 65.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 40.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Loss with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Regular Season · Kansas

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

56.8

Efficiency

40.2

Usage

26.2

Consistency

61.9

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Coastal Carolina: 67. Baylor: 100. Oklahoma State: 32. West Virginia: 28

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Coastal Carolina: 12 by 58.2. Baylor: 17 by 58.4. Oklahoma State: 14 by 23.8. West Virginia: 14 by 20.3

Split Comparison

Losses56.8 · n=4
First Half83.5 · n=2 · +53.5 vs Second Half
Second Half30 · n=2 · -53.5 vs First Half
All Games56.8 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Baylor

Best efficiency game

58.4 vs Baylor

Result
Sat 10/17@ West VirginiaL 17-3811211.900372
Sat 10/3vs Oklahoma StateL 7-4714322.3002.3
Sat 9/26@ Baylor2+ TDL 14-4714765.4023245.9
Sun 9/13vs Coastal CarolinaL 23-3812675.6005.6

Career Arc

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

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    Kansas

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonKansas1,40365.832.3
2019 Regular SeasonKansas1,25651.640.6-147
2020 Regular SeasonKansas22740.226.2-1,029
2021 Regular SeasonKansas0-227

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oklahoma

Loss with 270 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

270

Primary metric

270 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.

#2

Iowa State

206

Primary metric

Loss with 206 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

206 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#3

Texas

215

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

215 scrimmage yards and 43.9 usage.

#4

Oklahoma

157

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

157 scrimmage yards and 56 usage.

#5

Baylor

100

Primary metric

Loss with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 27.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Kansas

1,403 primary output · 65.8 efficiency · 32.3 usage

66

#2

2019 Regular Season · Kansas

62.6

1,256 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 40.6 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Kansas

36.1

227 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 26.2 usage

Milestones

14

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.9055

Hahnville · Boutte, LA

Committed To
Kansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

2,886

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Pooka Williams Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
2,347