Player Career

Jamaal Williams Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jamaal Williams story

Jamaal Williams built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Fontana, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Jamaal Williams' career was his backfield work: 3,901 rushing yards, 726 carries, 35 rushing touchdowns, and 567 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with BYU. 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 567 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.

The arc is straightforward: Jamaal 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

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

  1. 1

    BYU

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122012201320132014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonBYU1,09053.424.5
2012 Regular SeasonBYU1,09053.424.50
2013 PostseasonBYU1,3585629268
2013 Regular SeasonBYU1,35856290
2014 Regular SeasonBYU56544.523.8-793
2015 Regular SeasonBYU0-565
2016 PostseasonBYU1,4555941.31,455
2016 Regular SeasonBYU1,4555941.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Toledo

Week 5 · W 55-53

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

286

Scrimmage Yards

96.6 takeover

286 scrimmage yards and 53.6 usage.

#2

@ Nevada

Week 14 · W 28-23

226

Scrimmage Yards

92.5 takeover

Win with 226 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

226 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.

#3

vs Hawai'i

Week 5 · W 47-0

185

Scrimmage Yards

88.9 takeover

Win with 185 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

185 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

#4

@ Wyoming

Week 1 · W 24-21 · Postseason

210

Scrimmage Yards

85.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

210 scrimmage yards and 60.5 usage.

#5

vs Houston

Week 3 · W 33-25

148

Scrimmage Yards

84.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

148 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · BYU

1,455 primary output · 59 efficiency · 41.3 usage

82.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · BYU

82.5

1,455 primary · 59 efficiency · 41.3 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · BYU

74.1

1,358 primary · 56 efficiency · 29 usage

Milestones

16

100+ rush yards

10

150+ scrimmage yards

10

2+ TD games