Gavin Williams

RB • 5'11" • 209 lbs • Altoona, IA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Gavin Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.4 efficiency.

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26%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Iowa • Northern Illinois
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Player Story

Gavin Williams built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Altoona, IA wearing No. 21, spending time with Iowa and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Gavin Williams' career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8194

A B Shepard · Palos Heights, IL

Committed To: Northern Illinois
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2022

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Latest team and position: Northern Illinois · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 2,086
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
Best season: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Top game: Kent State
Recruit profile: 3-star · A B Shepard · Northern Illinois
High school pipeline: A B Shepard · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 21 · Senior
2024 Scrimmage yards rank: 889 scrimmage yards · RB 82nd (top 12%) · Mid-American 14th (top 7%) · National 142nd (top 6%)

Gavin Williams played RB for Iowa and Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gavin Williams recorded 1,708 rushing yards, 378 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois.

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