Player Dossier

2014-2018

Mississippi State

Aeris Williams

RB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • West Point, MS, USA

Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency

Aeris Williams leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66 efficiency.

Usage / Role

35%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

31

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

34

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Player Story

Aeris Williams built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from West Point, MS wearing No. 26, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Aeris Williams' career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9047

West Point · West Point, MS

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Aeris Williams, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State. Aeris Williams leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 66 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,861
Rushing yards
2,556
Receiving yards
305
Touchdowns
17

Quick Answers

Aeris Williams quick answers

Latest team and position
Mississippi State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,861
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 48 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
Top game
Ole Miss
Recruit profile
4-star · West Point · Mississippi State
High school pipeline
West Point · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 26 · Senior
2018 Scrimmage yards rank
623 scrimmage yards · RB 164th (top 24%) · SEC 42nd (top 14%) · National 347th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonMississippi State00000-
2015 PostseasonMississippi State1039390137.3
2015 Regular SeasonMississippi State1018516718237.3
2016 PostseasonMississippi State13886424050.7
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State1367765621450.7
2017 PostseasonMississippi State1388880178.9
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State131,1611,019142578.9
2018 PostseasonMississippi State12412219055.3
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State1258250181455.3

Related Context

Aeris Williams played RB for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Aeris Williams recorded 2,556 rushing yards, 305 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Mississippi State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Mississippi State paired 1,249 primary output with 50.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 66 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Postseason · Mississippi State

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

51.9

Efficiency

66

Usage

14.9

Consistency

62.8

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 41. Stephen F. Austin: 42. Louisiana: 101. Kentucky: 30. Florida: 31. Auburn: 36. LSU: 28. Texas A&M: 45. Louisiana Tech: 42. Alabama: 50. Arkansas: 113. Ole Miss: 64

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 9 by 41.9. Stephen F. Austin: 3 by 96.9. Louisiana: 11 by 88.3. Kentucky: 9 by 31.1. Florida: 3 by 93.1. Auburn: 6 by 65. LSU: 6 by 48.6. Texas A&M: 10 by 43.1. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 100. Alabama: 8 by 50.1. Arkansas: 16 by 72.8. Ole Miss: 11 by 60.6

Split Comparison

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

Wins63.3 · Games = 7 · +27.3 vs Losses
Losses36 · Games = 5 · -27.3 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

Arkansas

Best efficiency game

100 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Tue 1/1@ IowaL 22-276223.7003194.6
Fri 11/23@ Ole MissW 35-311645.8015.8
Sat 11/17vs Arkansas100 rush yardsW 52-6151046.900197.1
Sat 11/10@ AlabamaL 0-247273.9001236.3
Sat 11/3vs Louisiana TechW 45-324221121
Sat 10/27vs Texas A&MW 28-139353.9001104.5
Sat 10/20@ LSUL 3-196284.7004.7
Sat 10/6vs AuburnW 23-95326.400146
Sat 9/29vs FloridaL 6-1333110.30010.3
Sat 9/22@ KentuckyL 7-288222.800183.3
Sat 9/15vs Louisiana100 rush yardsW 56-10111019.2019.2
Sat 9/1vs Stephen F. AustinW 63-62157.50012714

Player Story

Aeris Williams story

Aeris Williams built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from West Point, MS wearing No. 26, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Aeris Williams' career was his backfield work: 2,556 rushing yards, 498 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 305 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 305 receiving yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Aeris Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Mississippi State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonMississippi State0
2015 PostseasonMississippi State224468224
2015 Regular SeasonMississippi State2244680
2016 PostseasonMississippi State76550.618.8541
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State76550.618.80
2017 PostseasonMississippi State1,24950.630.5484
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State1,24950.630.50
2018 PostseasonMississippi State6236614.9-626
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State6236614.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ole Miss

Week 13 · W 55-20 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

191

Scrimmage Yards

92.8 takeover

191 scrimmage yards and 47.3 usage.

#2

vs LSU

Week 3 · W 37-7 · Conference game

147

Scrimmage Yards

88.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

147 scrimmage yards and 38.1 usage.

#3

vs BYU

Week 7 · W 35-10

147

Scrimmage Yards

84.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

147 scrimmage yards and 35.6 usage.

#4

vs Arkansas

Week 12 · W 52-6 · Conference game

113

Scrimmage Yards

83.4 takeover

Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

113 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.

#5

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 2 · W 57-21

135

Scrimmage Yards

81.9 takeover

Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

135 scrimmage yards and 18.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Mississippi State

1,249 primary output · 50.6 efficiency · 30.5 usage

78.9

#2

2017 Regular Season · Mississippi State

78.9

1,249 primary · 50.6 efficiency · 30.5 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Mississippi State

55.3

623 primary · 66 efficiency · 14.9 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games