D.J. Williams: RB · Arizona · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D.J. Williams
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. On tape: 51 rushing yards against Oregon State, Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
23.0% of carries overall (84/366) → 29.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/67) — 50.0% 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
7 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (63.6%). 3 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (12.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona | 85 | 372 | 4.4 | 5 | 19 |
| 2022 | Arizona | 60 | 376 | 6.3 | 3 | 52 |
| 2021 | Florida State | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 1 | 23 |
| 2020 | Auburn | 38 | 199 | 5.2 | 3 | 41 |
| 2019 | Auburn | 84 | 400 | 4.8 | 2 | 70 |
| Career | 277 | 1,394 | 5.0 | 14 | 70 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Arizona | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2021 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Auburn | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 22 |
| 2019 | Auburn | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 18 | 139 | 7.7 | 0 | 26 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-3vs Northern Arizona | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-31@ Mississippi State | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs UTEP | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-20@ Stanford | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31vs No. 7 Washington | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-43@ No. 9 USC | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-6@ No. 19 Washington State | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24vs No. 11 Oregon State | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 27-10vs No. 20 UCLA | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31@ Colorado | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-18vs No. 16 Utah | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-24vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 19 | |
| Total | 85 | 372 | 4.4 | 5 | 19 |
Week 11 · 2023
W 34-31
at Colorado
33 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
Edged out Colorado on the road in a shootout.
With K. Ostendorp — 44.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · N. Fifita — 214 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 61.8
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
54%78 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 85 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 54% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 32.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 30.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 34.1 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 24.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
54.5%
463 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
65.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
487 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #204 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Auburn, Florida State and Arizona, 1,394 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Gus Malzahn, Mike Norvell and Jedd Fisch.
