Player Career

Josh Williams Career Story

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

Player Story

Josh Williams story

Josh Williams built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 27, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Josh Williams' career was his backfield work: 1,465 rushing yards, 306 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 600 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with LSU. 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 600 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 57 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.

The arc is straightforward: Josh 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

    LSU

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonLSU0
2020 Regular SeasonLSU5831.76.658
2021 PostseasonLSU11647.85.758
2021 Regular SeasonLSU11647.85.70
2022 Regular SeasonLSU66854.417.9552
2023 PostseasonLSU47862.110.8-190
2023 Regular SeasonLSU47862.110.80
2024 PostseasonLSU74546.320.8267
2024 Regular SeasonLSU74546.320.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Vanderbilt

Week 13 · W 24-17 · Conference game

Win with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

151

Scrimmage Yards

88.5 takeover

151 scrimmage yards and 31.6 usage.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 11 · W 13-10 · Conference game

131

Scrimmage Yards

88.1 takeover

Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

131 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

#3

@ Florida

Week 7 · W 45-35 · Conference game

114

Scrimmage Yards

78.8 takeover

Win with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

114 scrimmage yards and 24.6 usage.

#4

vs Wisconsin

Week 1 · W 35-31 · Postseason

73

Scrimmage Yards

73.6 takeover

Win with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

73 scrimmage yards and 26.8 usage.

#5

vs Ole Miss

Week 8 · W 45-20 · Conference game

101

Scrimmage Yards

69.7 takeover

Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

101 scrimmage yards and 29 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · LSU

745 primary output · 46.3 efficiency · 20.8 usage

66.7

#2

2024 Regular Season · LSU

66.7

745 primary · 46.3 efficiency · 20.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · LSU

65.3

668 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 17.9 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games