Player Dossier

2012-2015

Arkansas

Jonathan Williams

RB • 6'0" • Allen, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jonathan Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Usage / Role

94%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

92

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

75

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Arkansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Arkansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Player Story

Jonathan Williams built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Allen, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Jonathan Williams' career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.9276

Allen · Allen, TX

Committed To
Arkansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2016
Selection
Round 5 · Pick 17
Overall
No. 156
NFL Team
Buffalo Bills

Jonathan Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Arkansas. Jonathan Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,666
Rushing yards
2,321
Receiving yards
345
Touchdowns
23

Quick Answers

Jonathan Williams quick answers

Latest team and position
Arkansas · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,666
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · Arkansas
Top game
UAB
Recruit profile
4-star · Allen · Arkansas
High school pipeline
Allen · 76 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
NFL Draft
2016 · Round 5 · Pick 17 · Buffalo Bills
Latest roster
No. 32 · Class 2015

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonArkansas11439231208238
2013 Regular SeasonArkansas1297290072768
2014 PostseasonArkansas131051050178.5
2014 Regular SeasonArkansas131,1501,085651378.5
2015 Regular SeasonArkansas00000-

Related Context

Jonathan Williams played RB for Arkansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jonathan Williams recorded 21 passing yards, 2,321 rushing yards, and 345 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Arkansas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

Arkansas paired 1,255 primary output with 55.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 55.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Win with 166 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Postseason · Arkansas

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

96.5

Efficiency

55.7

Usage

29

Consistency

75.5

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas: 105. Auburn: 32. Nicholls: 143. Texas Tech: 155. Northern Illinois: 69. Texas A&M: 95. Alabama: 92. Georgia: 120. UAB: 166. Mississippi State: 47. LSU: 55. Ole Miss: 81. Missouri: 95

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 23 by 47.6. Auburn: 9 by 45.2. Nicholls: 4 by 100. Texas Tech: 23 by 69.3. Northern Illinois: 15 by 47.9. Texas A&M: 18 by 55. Alabama: 22 by 43.4. Georgia: 21 by 61.3. UAB: 20 by 84.6. Mississippi State: 15 by 32.6. LSU: 18 by 31.8. Ole Miss: 20 by 42.2. Missouri: 14 by 62.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins110.6 · Games = 7 · +30.4 vs Losses
Losses80.2 · Games = 6 · -30.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UAB

Best efficiency game

100 vs Nicholls

Result
Tue 12/30@ Texas100 rush yardsW 31-7231054.6014.6
Fri 11/28@ MissouriL 14-2113725.5001236.8
Sat 11/22vs Ole MissW 30-020814.1004.0
Sun 11/16vs LSUW 17-018553.1013.1
Sat 11/1@ Mississippi StateL 10-1715473.1003.1
Sat 10/25vs UAB100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 45-17181538.5012138.3
Sat 10/18vs Georgia100 rush yardsL 32-4518108603125.7
Sat 10/11vs AlabamaL 13-1420834.201294.2
Sat 9/27@ Texas A&ML 28-3518955.3015.3
Sat 9/20vs Northern IllinoisW 52-1415694.6014.6
Sat 9/13@ Texas Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 49-28221456.6041106.7
Sat 9/6vs Nicholls100 rush yardsW 73-7414335.80135.8
Sat 8/30@ AuburnL 21-457344.9012-23.6

Player Story

Jonathan Williams story

Jonathan Williams built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Allen, TX wearing No. 32, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Jonathan Williams' career was his backfield work: 2,321 rushing yards, 406 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 345 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 21 passing yards and 345 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jonathan Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Arkansas

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonArkansas43953.38.7
2013 Regular SeasonArkansas97261.925.3533
2014 PostseasonArkansas1,25555.729283
2014 Regular SeasonArkansas1,25555.7290
2015 Regular SeasonArkansas0-1,255

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UAB

Week 9 · W 45-17

Win with 166 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

92.8 takeover

166 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#2

vs Louisiana

Week 1 · W 34-14

151

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

Win with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

151 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.

#3

@ Texas Tech

Week 3 · W 49-28

155

Scrimmage Yards

85.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

155 scrimmage yards and 32.4 usage.

#4

vs Samford

Week 2 · W 31-21

126

Scrimmage Yards

80.5 takeover

Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

126 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.

#5

vs Texas A&M

Week 5 · L 33-45 · Conference game

120

Scrimmage Yards

77.8 takeover

Loss with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120 scrimmage yards and 29.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Arkansas

1,255 primary output · 55.7 efficiency · 29 usage

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#2

2014 Regular Season · Arkansas

78.5

1,255 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 29 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Arkansas

68

972 primary · 61.9 efficiency · 25.3 usage

Milestones

9

100+ rush yards

4

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games