Player Dossier

2012-2016

BYU

Jamaal Williams

RB • 6'2" • Fontana, CA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Jamaal Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 59 efficiency.

Usage / Role

67%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

71

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

58

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · BYU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
BYU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Player 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...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2017
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 28
Overall
No. 134
NFL Team
Green Bay Packers

Jamaal Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · BYU. Jamaal Williams leans workhorse runner traits and 59 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
4,468
Rushing yards
3,901
Receiving yards
567
Touchdowns
36
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Jamaal Williams college highlights at BYU.

Season
2016
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Jamaal Williams quick answers

Latest team and position
BYU · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
4,468
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · BYU
Top game
Toledo
NFL Draft
2017 · Round 4 · Pick 28 · Green Bay Packers
Latest roster
No. 21 · Class 2016
2016 Scrimmage yards rank
1,455 scrimmage yards · RB 24th (top 5%) · FBS Independents 1st (top 2%) · National 39th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 PostseasonBYU13583127166.2
2012 Regular SeasonBYU131,0327442881266.2
2013 PostseasonBYU1231310074.1
2013 Regular SeasonBYU121,3271,202125774.1
2014 Regular SeasonBYU856551847455.2
2015 Regular SeasonBYU00000-
2016 PostseasonBYU102102100182.5
2016 Regular SeasonBYU101,2451,165801182.5

Related Context

Jamaal Williams played RB for BYU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jamaal Williams recorded 3,901 rushing yards, 567 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2013 with BYU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

BYU paired 1,455 primary output with 59 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 53.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Win with 185 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Postseason · BYU

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

83.8

Efficiency

53.4

Usage

24.5

Consistency

66.3

Best Game by takeover score

Hawai'i

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 58. Washington State: 15. Weber State: 35. Utah: 30. Boise State: 6. Hawai'i: 185. Utah State: 92. Oregon State: 112. Notre Dame: 106. Georgia Tech: 161. Idaho: 108. San José State: 112. New Mexico State: 70

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 17 by 27.1. Washington State: 6 by 26. Weber State: 4 by 86.5. Utah: 8 by 39.1. Boise State: 1 by 62.5. Hawai'i: 17 by 95.3. Utah State: 20 by 45.3. Oregon State: 19 by 39.6. Notre Dame: 21 by 49.6. Georgia Tech: 31 by 45.5. Idaho: 11 by 90.9. San José State: 18 by 51.8. New Mexico State: 20 by 35

Split Comparison

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

Wins90.5 · Games = 8 · +17.3 vs Losses
Losses73.2 · Games = 5 · -17.3 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

Hawai'i

Best efficiency game

95.3 vs Hawai'i

Result
Fri 12/21@ San Diego StateW 23-615312.1012273.4
Sat 11/24@ New Mexico StateW 50-1419623.300183.5
Sun 11/18@ San José StateL 14-2015624.1013506.2
Sun 11/11vs Idaho100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 52-131010410.402149.8
Sat 10/27@ Georgia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 41-17281073.8033545.2
Sat 10/20@ Notre DameL 14-1714644.6007425.0
Sat 10/13vs Oregon State2+ TDL 24-4215362.4024765.9
Sat 10/6vs Utah StateW 6-317714.2003214.6
Sat 9/29vs Hawai'i100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 47-01515510.30223010.9
Fri 9/21@ Boise StateL 6-716606
Sun 9/16@ UtahL 21-248303.8013.8
Sat 9/8vs Weber StateW 45-1333210.700138.8
Fri 8/31vs Washington StateW 30-66152.5002.5

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

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    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.

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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

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#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