Darrel Williams: RB · LSU · #28.
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Darrel Williams
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at LSU. One game to point at: 106 rushing yards and 56 receiving yards against Texas A&M — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
27.2% of carries overall (143/526) → 28.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (33/115) — 54.5% 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
9 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (30.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-0vs BYU | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Chattanooga | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-37@ Mississippi State | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-26vs Syracuse | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24vs Troy | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16@ No. 21 Florida | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-23vs No. 10 Auburn | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-24@ Ole Miss | 22 | 103 | 4.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ No. 1 Alabama | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 1 | 54 | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-10vs Arkansas | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-10@ Tennessee | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 2 | 36 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-21vs Texas A&M | 12 | 106 | 8.8 | 1 | 77 | Season-high 106 yds |
 Bowl | L 17-21vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 145 | 820 | 5.7 | 9 | 77 |
Week 13 · 2017
W 45-21
vs Texas A&M
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%134 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.7 yds/carry on 145 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 61.0 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 63.6 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 52.1 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 80.6 | 8.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
35.2%
300 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
145 carries and 23 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at LSU, 1,651 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
