Player Career

Leshon Williams Career Story

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

Player Story

Leshon Williams story

Leshon Williams built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 4, spending time with Iowa and Kansas. The clearest part of Leshon Williams' career was his backfield work: 1,889 rushing yards, 416 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 245 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 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 245 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa and Kansas.

The arc is straightforward: Leshon 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

    Iowa

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212021202220222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonIowa0
2021 PostseasonIowa6932.812.569
2021 Regular SeasonIowa6932.812.50
2022 PostseasonIowa49136.422.9422
2022 Regular SeasonIowa49136.422.90
2023 PostseasonIowa88943.327.6398
2023 Regular SeasonIowa88943.327.60
2024 Regular SeasonIowa4725.68.4-842
2025 Regular SeasonKansas63853.617.9591

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Iowa to KansasP4 to P477.5Oct 7, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 93 West Virginia

Week 4 · W 41-10 · Conference game

Win with 168 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

168

Scrimmage Yards

92.5 takeover

168 scrimmage yards and 38.5 usage.

#2

vs Western Michigan

Week 3 · W 41-10

172

Scrimmage Yards

91 takeover

Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

172 scrimmage yards and 25.9 usage.

#3

@ Wisconsin

Week 7 · W 15-6 · Conference game

174

Scrimmage Yards

90.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

174 scrimmage yards and 46.3 usage.

#4

vs South Dakota State

Week 1 · W 7-3

95

Scrimmage Yards

78 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

95 scrimmage yards and 55.3 usage.

#5

@ Rutgers

Week 4 · W 27-10 · Conference game

83

Scrimmage Yards

75.4 takeover

Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

83 scrimmage yards and 26.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Iowa

889 primary output · 43.3 efficiency · 27.6 usage

67.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Iowa

67.2

889 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 27.6 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Kansas

58.5

638 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 17.9 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games