Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Akron
Tyler Williams
WR • 5'7" • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Tyler Williams reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Tyler Williams built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 2, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Tyler Williams' career was his receiving role: 41...
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- Committed To
- Akron
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Tyler Williams, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Akron. Tyler Williams reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 363
- Receptions
- 41
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Tyler Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 363
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Colerain · Akron
- High school pipeline
- Colerain · 50 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 228 receiving yards · WR 443rd (top 47%) · Mid-American 52nd (top 29%) · National 548th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Akron | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Akron | 10 | 12 | 116 | 1 | 47.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Akron | 7 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 17.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 22 | 228 | 0 | 62.9 |
Related Context
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Tyler Williams played WR for Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyler Williams recorded 20 rushing yards, 363 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Akron paired 228 primary output with 71.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 71.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2014 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Akron
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
20.7
Efficiency
71.6
Usage
8.5
Consistency
51.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 18. Penn State: 10. Marshall: 3. Pittsburgh: 13. Eastern Michigan: 16. Miami (OH): 11. Ohio: 11. Ball State: 44. Bowling Green: 46. Buffalo: 37. Massachusetts: 19
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. Howard: 1 by 100. Penn State: 1 by 66.7. Marshall: 1 by 20. Pittsburgh: 1 by 86.7. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 100. Miami (OH): 1 by 73.3. Ohio: 1 by 73.3. Ball State: 3 by 97.8. Bowling Green: 4 by 76.7. Buffalo: 4 by 61.7. Massachusetts: 4 by 31.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins15.4 · Games = 5 · -9.8 vs Losses
Losses25.2 · Games = 6 · +9.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/19 | vs Massachusetts | W 30-6 | — | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 0 | 10 |
| Wed 11/12 | @ Buffalo | L 24-55 | — | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 22 |
| Wed 11/5 | vs Bowling Green | L 10-27 | — | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Ball State | L 21-35 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ohio | L 20-23 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Miami (OH) | W 29-19 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 31-6 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Pittsburgh | W 21-10 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Marshall | L 17-48 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Penn State | L 3-21 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Howard | W 41-0 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Player Story
Tyler Williams story
Tyler Williams built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 2, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Tyler Williams' career was his receiving role: 41 catches, 363 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 20 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Akron. 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 20 rushing yards and 919 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.
The arc is straightforward: Tyler 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
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Akron
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Akron | 2 | 13.3 | 6.7 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Akron | 116 | 63.5 | 5.5 | 114 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Akron | 17 | 21.7 | 7.7 | -99 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Akron | 228 | 71.6 | 8.5 | 211 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 9 · L 21-35 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
44
Receiving Yards
80.4 takeover
44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#2
vs Bowling Green
Week 11 · L 10-27 · Conference game
46
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Buffalo
Week 12 · L 24-55 · Conference game
37
Receiving Yards
70.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 61.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Morgan State
Week 3 · W 66-6
29
Receiving Yards
69.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Tennessee
Week 4 · L 26-47
21
Receiving Yards
61.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Akron
228 primary output · 71.6 efficiency · 8.5 usage
62.9
#2
2012 Regular Season · Akron
47.7
116 primary · 63.5 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Akron
17.3
17 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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