Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Arkansas
David Williams
RB • 6'1" • 229 lbs • Philadelphia, PA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
David Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Carolina • Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
David Williams built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Philadelphia, PA wearing No. 33, spending time with Arkansas and South Carolina. The clearest part of David Williams' career was...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 226
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
David Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Arkansas. David Williams leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,885
- Rushing yards
- 1,450
- Receiving yards
- 435
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
David Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,885
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Arkansas
- Top game
- Missouri
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Imhotep Institute · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Greenfield · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 8 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 827 scrimmage yards · RB 93rd (top 16%) · SEC 21st (top 9%) · National 178th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | South Carolina | 8 | 355 | 256 | 99 | 2 | 40.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Carolina | 12 | 392 | 299 | 93 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9 | 311 | 239 | 72 | 3 | 40.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arkansas | 12 | 827 | 656 | 171 | 10 | 73.1 |
Related Context
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David Williams played RB for South Carolina and Arkansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, David Williams recorded 1,450 rushing yards, 435 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Arkansas paired 827 primary output with 60.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Carolina, Arkansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Loss with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
68.9
Efficiency
60.5
Usage
19.6
Consistency
75.9
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida A&M: 71. TCU: 65. Texas A&M: 96. New Mexico State: 47. South Carolina: 48. Alabama: 5. Auburn: 86. Ole Miss: 87. Coastal Carolina: 54. LSU: 81. Mississippi State: 74. Missouri: 113
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida A&M: 9 by 53.4. TCU: 10 by 67.7. Texas A&M: 13 by 69.4. New Mexico State: 15 by 32.6. South Carolina: 8 by 53.6. Alabama: 3 by 17.4. Auburn: 14 by 64. Ole Miss: 14 by 52.8. Coastal Carolina: 6 by 87.5. LSU: 13 by 64.9. Mississippi State: 9 by 84.3. Missouri: 13 by 78.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64.8 · Games = 4 · -6.3 vs Losses
Losses71 · Games = 8 · +6.3 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
Missouri
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Missouri2+ TD | L 45-48 | 11 | 75 | 6.80 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 8.7 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Mississippi State | L 21-28 | 8 | 75 | 9.40 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8.2 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ LSU | L 10-33 | 13 | 81 | 6.20 | 0 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 39-38 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Ole Miss | W 38-37 | 13 | 56 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Auburn | L 20-52 | 14 | 86 | 6.10 | 0 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Alabama | L 9-41 | 3 | 5 | 1.70 | 0 | — | — | 1.7 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ South Carolina | L 22-48 | 7 | 32 | 4.60 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs New Mexico State | W 42-24 | 15 | 47 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Texas A&M2+ TD | L 43-50 | 11 | 68 | 6.20 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7.4 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs TCU | L 7-28 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Florida A&M2+ TD | W 49-7 | 7 | 23 | 3.30 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 7.9 |
Player Story
David Williams story
David Williams built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Philadelphia, PA wearing No. 33, spending time with Arkansas and South Carolina. The clearest part of David Williams' career was his backfield work: 1,450 rushing yards, 304 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 435 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 435 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives David 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.
- 1
South Carolina
2013-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas
2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20132014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | South Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | South Carolina | 355 | 52.1 | 11.5 | 355 |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Carolina | 392 | 38.6 | 15.9 | 37 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 311 | 40.4 | 13.5 | -81 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arkansas | 827 | 60.5 | 19.6 | 516 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Missouri
Week 13 · L 45-48 · Conference game
Loss with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
87.1 takeover
113 scrimmage yards and 28.9 usage.
#2
vs Furman
Week 8 · W 41-10
124
Scrimmage Yards
83.7 takeover
Win with 124 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
124 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
#3
vs East Carolina
Week 3 · W 20-15
83
Scrimmage Yards
83 takeover
Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 19.5 usage.
#4
vs Texas A&M
Week 4 · L 43-50 · Conference game
96
Scrimmage Yards
72.8 takeover
Loss with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
96 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.
#5
@ LSU
Week 11 · L 10-33 · Conference game
81
Scrimmage Yards
70.3 takeover
Loss with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Arkansas
827 primary output · 60.5 efficiency · 19.6 usage
73.1
#2
2015 Regular Season · South Carolina
49.5
392 primary · 38.6 efficiency · 15.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · South Carolina
40.9
355 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 11.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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