Player Dossier

2019-2023

Arizona

DJ Williams

RB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Lake Placid, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

DJ Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

27%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

48

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

45

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arizona

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Auburn • Florida State • Arizona
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: LSU

Player Story

DJ Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Lake Placid, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Arizona, Auburn, and Florida State. The clearest part of DJ Williams' career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8975

Sebring · Sebring, FL

Committed To
Auburn
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

DJ Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arizona. DJ Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.1 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,533
Rushing yards
1,394
Receiving yards
139
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

DJ Williams quick answers

Latest team and position
Arizona · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,533
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Arizona
Top game
LSU
Recruit profile
4-star · Sebring · Auburn
High school pipeline
Sebring · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 8 · Senior
2023 Scrimmage yards rank
374 scrimmage yards · RB 247th (top 35%) · Pac-12 59th (top 25%) · National 636th (top 25%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2019 PostseasonAuburn813130059
2019 Regular SeasonAuburn841938732259
2020 PostseasonAuburn721165147.7
2020 Regular SeasonAuburn721818335247.7
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida State447470124.3
2022 Regular SeasonArizona1244137665361.4
2023 PostseasonArizona1227270158.9
2023 Regular SeasonArizona123473452458.9

Related Context

DJ Williams played RB for Auburn, Florida State, and Arizona. Across 5 tracked seasons, DJ Williams recorded 1,394 rushing yards, 139 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Arizona.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Arizona paired 441 primary output with 63.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Auburn, Florida State, Arizona.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Win with 51 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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2023 Postseason · Arizona

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

31.2

Efficiency

41.1

Usage

12.6

Consistency

73.5

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 27. Northern Arizona: 40. Mississippi State: -1. UTEP: 45. Stanford: 39. Washington: 43. USC: 45. Washington State: 37. Oregon State: 51. UCLA: 17. Colorado: 33. Utah: -2

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 6 by 46.9. Northern Arizona: 7 by 63.4. Mississippi State: 1 by 0. UTEP: 5 by 87.5. Stanford: 11 by 36.9. Washington: 10 by 44.8. USC: 10 by 46.9. Washington State: 12 by 32.1. Oregon State: 8 by 66.4. UCLA: 6 by 29.5. Colorado: 9 by 38.2. Utah: 1 by 0

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins31.9 · Games = 9 · +2.9 vs Losses
Losses29 · Games = 3 · -2.9 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

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

87.5 vs UTEP

Result
Fri 12/29@ OklahomaW 38-246274.5014.5
Sat 11/18vs UtahW 42-181-2-20-2
Sat 11/11@ Colorado2+ TDW 34-319333.7023.7
Sun 11/5vs UCLAW 27-106172.8002.8
Sun 10/29vs Oregon StateW 27-248516.4006.4
Sat 10/14@ Washington StateW 44-612373.1013.1
Sun 10/8@ USCL 41-4310454.5004.5
Sun 10/1vs WashingtonL 24-3110434.3004.3
Sat 9/23@ StanfordW 21-2011393.5013.5
Sun 9/17vs UTEPW 31-10545909
Sat 9/9@ Mississippi StateL 24-311-1-10-1
Sun 9/3vs Northern ArizonaW 38-36386.300125.7

Player Story

DJ Williams story

DJ Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Lake Placid, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Arizona, Auburn, and Florida State. The clearest part of DJ Williams' career was his backfield work: 1,394 rushing yards, 277 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 139 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 139 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives DJ Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Auburn

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Florida State

    2021

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Arizona

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192019202020202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonAuburn43245.218.3
2019 Regular SeasonAuburn43245.218.30
2020 PostseasonAuburn23949.112-193
2020 Regular SeasonAuburn23949.1120
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida State4733.24.4-192
2022 Regular SeasonArizona44163.110.1394
2023 PostseasonArizona37441.112.6-67
2023 Regular SeasonArizona37441.112.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ LSU

Week 9 · L 20-23 · Conference game

Loss with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

93.8 takeover

151 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#2

@ San Diego State

Week 1 · W 38-20

97

Scrimmage Yards

78.8 takeover

Win with 97 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

97 scrimmage yards and 24.6 usage.

#3

vs Arkansas

Week 6 · W 30-28 · Conference game

72

Scrimmage Yards

75.7 takeover

Win with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

72 scrimmage yards and 15.3 usage.

#4

vs Tennessee

Week 12 · W 30-17 · Conference game

71

Scrimmage Yards

74.4 takeover

Win with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

71 scrimmage yards and 21.8 usage.

#5

vs Ole Miss

Week 10 · W 20-14 · Conference game

104

Scrimmage Yards

69.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

104 scrimmage yards and 35.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Arizona

441 primary output · 63.1 efficiency · 10.1 usage

61.4

#2

2019 Postseason · Auburn

59

432 primary · 45.2 efficiency · 18.3 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Auburn

59

432 primary · 45.2 efficiency · 18.3 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games