Usage / Role
69%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Kansas
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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Pooka Williams Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 1, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Pooka Williams Jr.'s career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Pooka Williams Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas. Pooka Williams Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,886
- Rushing yards
- 2,347
- Receiving yards
- 539
- Touchdowns
- 19
Featured Highlight
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Pooka Williams Jr. Kansas Highlights
2021 · Kansas · Player Highlight
Pooka Williams Jr. college highlights at Kansas.
- Season
- 2021
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Pooka Williams Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,886
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hahnville · Kansas
- High school pipeline
- Hahnville · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 1,403 | 1,109 | 294 | 10 | 81.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 1,256 | 1,042 | 214 | 5 | 77.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 4 | 227 | 196 | 31 | 4 | 48.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Pooka Williams Jr. played RB for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Pooka Williams Jr. recorded 9 passing yards, 2,347 rushing yards, and 539 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kansas paired 1,403 primary output with 65.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 65.8 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: Oklahoma
Loss with 270 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
127.5
Efficiency
65.8
Usage
32.3
Consistency
67.4
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 133. Rutgers: 163. Baylor: 94. Oklahoma State: 157. West Virginia: 81. Texas Tech: 96. TCU: 135. Iowa State: 100. Kansas State: 59. Oklahoma: 270. Texas: 115
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 15 by 86.9. Rutgers: 19 by 85.7. Baylor: 15 by 65.8. Oklahoma State: 19 by 81.1. West Virginia: 15 by 56.4. Texas Tech: 19 by 48.4. TCU: 18 by 50. Iowa State: 23 by 39.4. Kansas State: 16 by 41.7. Oklahoma: 18 by 100. Texas: 17 by 68.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins143.7 · Games = 3 · +22.2 vs Losses
Losses121.5 · Games = 8 · -22.2 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
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Texas100 rush yards | L 17-24 | 16 | 103 | 6.40 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6.8 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Oklahoma100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 40-55 | 15 | 252 | 16.80 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Kansas State | L 17-21 | 14 | 59 | 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Iowa State | L 3-27 | 17 | 58 | 3.40 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs TCU2+ TD | W 27-26 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 7.5 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Texas Tech | L 16-48 | 16 | 70 | 4.40 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 5.1 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ West Virginia | L 22-38 | 12 | 65 | 5.40 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Oklahoma State150 scrimmage yards | L 28-48 | 13 | 97 | 7.50 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 8.3 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Baylor | L 7-26 | 14 | 89 | 6.40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.3 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Rutgers100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-14 | 18 | 158 | 8.80 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8.6 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Central Michigan100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 31-7 | 14 | 125 | 8.90 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.9 |
Player Story
Pooka Williams Jr. story
Pooka Williams Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 1, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Pooka Williams Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 2,347 rushing yards, 414 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 539 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Kansas. 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 9 passing yards, 539 receiving yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.
The arc is straightforward: Pooka Williams Jr. 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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2018-2021
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Season Value Progression
2018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 1,403 | 65.8 | 32.3 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 1,256 | 51.6 | 40.6 | -147 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 227 | 40.2 | 26.2 | -1,029 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | — | — | -227 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma
Week 12 · L 40-55 · Conference game
Loss with 270 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
270
Scrimmage Yards
97.2 takeover
270 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 13 · L 31-41 · Conference game
206
Scrimmage Yards
95.6 takeover
Loss with 206 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
206 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.
#3
@ Texas
Week 8 · L 48-50 · Conference game
215
Scrimmage Yards
92.8 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
215 scrimmage yards and 43.9 usage.
#4
@ Baylor
Week 4 · L 14-47 · Conference game
100
Scrimmage Yards
78.9 takeover
Loss with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100 scrimmage yards and 27.4 usage.
#5
vs Oklahoma State
Week 5 · L 28-48 · Conference game
157
Scrimmage Yards
78.7 takeover
Loss with 157 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
157 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kansas
1,403 primary output · 65.8 efficiency · 32.3 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Kansas
77.7
1,256 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 40.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Kansas
48.3
227 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 26.2 usage
Milestones
8
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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