Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Florida State
Karlos Williams
RB • 6'1" • Davenport, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Karlos Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Karlos Williams built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Davenport, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Karlos Williams' career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 155
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Karlos Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Florida State. Karlos Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,747
- Rushing yards
- 1,419
- Receiving yards
- 328
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
Karlos Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,747
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Ridge Community · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Ridge Community · 7 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 5 · Pick 19 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 954 scrimmage yards · RB 66th (top 13%) · ACC 11th (top 5%) · National 128th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Florida State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida State | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2013 Postseason | Florida State | 13 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 63.8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida State | 13 | 768 | 705 | 63 | 11 | 63.8 |
| 2014 Postseason | Florida State | 12 | 139 | 80 | 59 | 1 | 75.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 815 | 609 | 206 | 11 | 75.4 |
Related Context
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Karlos Williams played RB for Florida State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Karlos Williams recorded 1,419 rushing yards, 328 receiving yards, and 23 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Florida State paired 954 primary output with 51.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Florida State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
79.5
Efficiency
51.8
Usage
27.6
Consistency
71.2
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 139. Oklahoma State: 102. The Citadel: 81. Clemson: 72. NC State: 155. Wake Forest: 54. Notre Dame: 52. Louisville: 77. Virginia: 96. Miami: 20. Boston College: 64. Florida: 42
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 17 by 75.7. Oklahoma State: 28 by 33.1. The Citadel: 11 by 76.5. Clemson: 11 by 55.4. NC State: 24 by 64.4. Wake Forest: 12 by 47.2. Notre Dame: 10 by 41.2. Louisville: 17 by 47. Virginia: 23 by 38.2. Miami: 7 by 27.5. Boston College: 12 by 50.7. Florida: 7 by 64.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins74.1 · Games = 11 · -64.9 vs Losses
Losses139 · Games = 1 · +64.9 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
NC State
Best efficiency game
76.5 vs The Citadel
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | vs Oregon | L 20-59 | 12 | 80 | 6.70 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 8.2 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Florida | W 24-19 | 6 | 38 | 6.30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Boston College | W 20-17 | 9 | 41 | 4.60 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 5.3 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Miami | W 30-26 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2.9 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Virginia2+ TD | W 34-20 | 21 | 70 | 3.30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 4.2 |
| Thu 10/30 | @ Louisville | W 42-31 | 16 | 72 | 4.50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Notre Dame2+ TD | W 31-27 | 8 | 25 | 3.10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Wake Forest | W 43-3 | 11 | 50 | 4.50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ NC State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 56-41 | 21 | 126 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 6.5 |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Clemson | W 23-17 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs The Citadel | W 37-12 | 9 | 66 | 7.30 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.4 |
| Sun 8/31 | @ Oklahoma State | W 37-31 | 23 | 66 | 2.90 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 3.6 |
Player Story
Karlos Williams story
Karlos Williams built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Davenport, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Karlos Williams' career was his backfield work: 1,419 rushing yards, 241 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 328 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 328 receiving yards and 655 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Karlos Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Florida State
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Florida State | 793 | 71.2 | 13.7 | 793 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Florida State | 793 | 71.2 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Florida State | 954 | 51.8 | 27.6 | 161 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida State | 954 | 51.8 | 27.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ NC State
Week 5 · W 56-41 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
155
Scrimmage Yards
88.1 takeover
155 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.
#2
vs Idaho
Week 13 · W 80-14
131
Scrimmage Yards
83.6 takeover
Win with 131 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
131 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.
#3
vs Oregon
Week 1 · L 20-59 · Postseason
139
Scrimmage Yards
78.9 takeover
Loss with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 3 · W 62-7
110
Scrimmage Yards
75 takeover
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
#5
vs NC State
Week 9 · W 49-17 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
72.4 takeover
Win with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
96 scrimmage yards and 25.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Florida State
954 primary output · 51.8 efficiency · 27.6 usage
75.4
#2
2014 Regular Season · Florida State
75.4
954 primary · 51.8 efficiency · 27.6 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Florida State
63.8
793 primary · 71.2 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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