Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/27Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (11.1%).
Bryce Williams
Bryce Williams: RB · Minnesota · #21.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Bryce Williams
Wins in space out of the backfield. Six seasons in the Minnesota backfield to date. A game that shows it: 53 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Louisiana — Week 5, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Minnesota in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-10vs Nebraska | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-37@ Northwestern | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-24vs Louisiana | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 1 | 8 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 10-52vs No. 2 Michigan | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 36 | 123 | 3.4 | 1 | 8 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2023
W 35-24
vs Louisiana
53 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
With A. Kaliakmanis — 146 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 91.4 · 17 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · M. Crawford — 43.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 52 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Northwestern · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.78Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Bryce Williams for 15 yds to the NU 49 for a
- Week 6 · Michigan · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Bryce Williams run for 5 yds to the MICH 48 for a
- Week 6 · Michigan · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.12Bryce Williams run for 5 yds to the MICH 35 for a
- Week 5 · Louisiana · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.55Bryce Williams run for 6 yds to the UL 46 for a
- Week 5 · Louisiana · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.30Bryce Williams run for 8 yds to the UL 36 for a
- Week 5 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.23Bryce Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the UL 46
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Louisiana · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Bryce Williams run for 2 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
- Week 5 · Louisiana · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.14Bryce Williams run for 5 yds to the UL 22 for a
- Week 6 · Michigan · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.03Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Bryce Williams for 5 yds to the MICH 36 for a
- Week 6 · Michigan · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −0.89Bryce Williams run for 1 yd to the MICH 40
Teams and coaches
6 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 45-27 over that span.
2018Minnesota7-6HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning
2019Minnesota11-2HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2020Minnesota3-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2021Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 35.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 16.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 30.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
38.6%
311 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
61.9
13 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
36 carries and 4 catches in 4 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons at Minnesota
- 2023 Minnesota FleckYear 6 · 4 games
- 2022 Minnesota FleckYear 5 · 12 games
- 2021 Minnesota FleckYear 4 · 8 games
- 2020 Minnesota FleckYear 3 · 2 games
- 2019 Minnesota FleckYear 2 · 2 games
- 2018 Minnesota FleckYear 1 · 13 games
- High school Cardinal MooneySarasota, FL · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 905 in the 2018 class. Signed with Minnesota.Also from Cardinal Mooney: Elijah Golden (Notre Dame), Chris McCorkle (Kansas), Zy'marion Lang (UConn) and 4 more.
How it ended
Six seasons at Minnesota, 1,097 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over six seasons.
1989
- Drafted by New York Giantsround 1, pick 18
2018 13 games
- Signed with MinnesotaThree-star, out of Cardinal Mooney
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coach2018–2023
Minnesota
Played every college season under P.J. Fleck.