Usage / Role
26%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Akron
Anthony Williams Jr.
RB • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Anthony Williams Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Player Story
Anthony Williams Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Akron and Michigan State. The clearest part of Anthony Williams Jr.'s career...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Anthony Williams Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Akron. Anthony Williams Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 522
- Rushing yards
- 330
- Receiving yards
- 192
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Anthony Williams Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 522
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- UAB
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Parkview Magnet · Arkansas
- High school pipeline
- Parkview Magnet · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Sophomore
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 36 scrimmage yards · RB 569th (top 83%) · Mid-American 161st (top 72%) · National 1,882nd (top 72%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 11 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 153 | 90 | 63 | 1 | 36.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 10 | 281 | 207 | 74 | 1 | 59.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 3 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 34.9 |
Related Context
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Anthony Williams Jr. played RB for Michigan State and Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, Anthony Williams Jr. recorded 330 rushing yards, 192 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Akron paired 281 primary output with 39.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 32.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan State, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 76 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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2019 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
17.7
Efficiency
32.7
Usage
6.5
Consistency
25.3
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 42. Western Michigan: 35. Arizona State: 9. Northwestern: 2. Indiana: 2. Ohio State: 2. Penn State: 7. Illinois: 19. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 1. Maryland: 76
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 7 by 54.2. Western Michigan: 6 by 60.8. Arizona State: 2 by 46.9. Northwestern: 7 by 3. Indiana: 1 by 20.8. Ohio State: 3 by 6.9. Penn State: 2 by 36.5. Illinois: 5 by 39.6. Rutgers: 1 by 10.4. Maryland: 10 by 47.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins26.3 · Games = 6 · +18.9 vs Losses
Losses7.4 · Games = 5 · -18.9 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
Maryland
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Wake Forest | W 27-21 | 6 | 28 | 4.70 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Maryland | W 19-16 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 7.6 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Rutgers | W 27-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Michigan | L 10-44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Illinois | L 34-37 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Penn State | L 7-28 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 1 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ohio State | L 10-34 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | — | — | 0.7 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Indiana | W 40-31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Northwestern | W 31-10 | 7 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | — | — | 0.3 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Arizona State | L 7-10 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 51-17 | 6 | 35 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
Player Story
Anthony Williams Jr. story
Anthony Williams Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Akron and Michigan State. The clearest part of Anthony Williams Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 330 rushing yards, 98 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 192 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 192 receiving yards and 93 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Anthony Williams Jr.'s 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
Michigan State
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Akron
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Michigan State | 195 | 32.7 | 6.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 195 | 32.7 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 12 | 5.4 | -185 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 281 | 39.1 | 11.3 | 271 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 36 | 63.9 | 2.6 | -245 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UAB
Week 1
Game with 15 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
15
Scrimmage Yards
82.8 takeover
15 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 2 · L 0-52
26
Scrimmage Yards
70.8 takeover
Loss with 26 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
26 scrimmage yards and 4.3 usage.
#3
vs Bryant
Week 3 · W 35-14
59
Scrimmage Yards
67.6 takeover
Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
59 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.
#4
vs Maryland
Week 14 · W 19-16 · Conference game
76
Scrimmage Yards
63.5 takeover
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.
#5
vs Temple
Week 2 · L 24-45
48
Scrimmage Yards
60.3 takeover
Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 12.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Akron
281 primary output · 39.1 efficiency · 11.3 usage
59.4
#2
2019 Postseason · Michigan State
36.5
195 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
36.5
195 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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