Charles Williams: RB · UNLV · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Charles Williams
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The six seasons at UNLV span two head coaches: Tony Sanchez and Marcus Arroyo. The first career honor came in 2021: All-Mountain West. On tape: 266 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against Hawai'i, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 26.6% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 18.6% of his carries. 1 carry for 0 yds vs Arizona State; 39 for 266 vs Hawai'i.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
55.4% of carries overall (191/345) → 68.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/25) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (71.4%). 14 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (70.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 33-35vs Eastern Washington | 28 | 177 | 6.3 | 2 | 27 | 177-yard day |
| Wk 2 | L 10-37@ No. 23 Arizona State | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-48vs No. 14 Iowa State | 19 | 42 | 2.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-38@ No. 22 Fresno State | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24@ UTSA | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-28vs Utah State | 27 | 221 | 8.2 | 3 | 75 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 8 | L 20-27vs San José State | 24 | 94 | 3.9 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-51@ Nevada | 17 | 30 | 1.8 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17@ New Mexico | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-13vs Hawai'i | 38 | 266 | 7.0 | 3 | 64 | Season-high 266 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 20-28vs No. 23 San Diego State | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-48@ Air Force | 16 | 137 | 8.6 | 2 | 72 | |
| Total | 254 | 1261 | 5.0 | 15 | 75 |
Week 11 · 2021
W 27-13
vs Hawai'i
The plays that mattered most
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 139 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Road6g | 71.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 104 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 106 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Arroyo
Pass share
45.8%
330 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
364 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #43 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at UNLV, 4,174 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over six seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tony Sanchez → Marcus Arroyo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
