Player Dossier

2019-2022

Akron

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.

Usage / Role

3%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

4

Developing production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

16

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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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8722

Parkview Magnet · Little Rock, AR

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

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2019 PostseasonMichigan State11422814036.5
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State111539063136.5
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State21055020.3
2021 Regular SeasonAkron1028120774159.4
2022 Regular SeasonAkron336036034.9

Related Context

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

2020 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 12 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: Iowa

Loss with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

2

Scrimmage Yards / G

5

Efficiency

12

Usage

5.4

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 11. Indiana: -1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half11 · Games = 1 · +12 vs Second Half
Second Half-1 · Games = 1 · -12 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

24 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 11/14vs IndianaL 0-241-1-10-1
Sat 11/7@ IowaL 7-493620152.8

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. 1

    Michigan State

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Akron

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonMichigan State19532.76.5
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State19532.76.50
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State10125.4-185
2021 Regular SeasonAkron28139.111.3271
2022 Regular SeasonAkron3663.92.6-245

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

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games