#33

David Williams

Former running back at Arkansas. 2017: 656 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 10 catches.

RB · Arkansas · #33

6′1″ · 229 lb · Philadelphia, PA

Denver — drafted 2018, Rd 7, Pick 8, #226 overall

Recruiting

4★

APB recruit

No. 162 nationally · Signed with South Carolina

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Arkansas. 2017: 656 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 10 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2013.
Drafted round 7 by the Denver in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Arkansas, 1,450 rushing yards — drafted at #226 overall by Denver.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with South Carolina4-star out of Imhotep Institute

2018

Drafted by Denverround 7, pick 226

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#162 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #226

Denver · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

1 coach

2014–2017

Bret Bielema

Arkansas

Played his entire career under Bret Bielema.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DenverEntering 9th NFL season

#226Rd 7 · Pick 8

DenverEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014South Carolina7-6HC: Steve Spurrier · Balanced

2015South Carolina3-9HC: Steve Spurrier · Run-leaning

2016South Carolina6-7HC: Will Muschamp · Run-leaning

2017Arkansas4-8HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (90th percentile). Strength: rec yards (82nd percentile). Concern: long run (29th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 221 · 90th pct

Rec yards#56 / 315 · 82nd pct

171

Rush TDs#60 / 328 · 79th pct

Yards / carry#84 / 328 · 73rd pct

5.6

Rush yards#109 / 328 · 67th pct

656

Carries#134 / 328 · 59th pct

117

Receptions#152 / 315 · 50th pct

Long run#230 / 328 · 29th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home8g	60.2	6.2	0.9
Road4g	43.5	4.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	40.0	4.2	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	69.3	6.9	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Silverfield

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Arkansas	117	656	5.6	8	--
2016	South Carolina	56	239	4.3	3	--
2015	South Carolina	86	299	3.5	0	--
2014	South Carolina	45	256	5.7	2	--
Career		304	1,450	4.8	13	--

Season	Team
2017	Arkansas	10	171	17.1	2	--
2016	South Carolina	9	72	8.0	0	--
2015	South Carolina	11	93	8.5	0	--
2014	South Carolina	7	99	14.1	0	--
Career		37	435	11.8	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2017

W 39–38

vs Coastal Carolina

43 rush yds (5 car)

Edged out Coastal Carolina at home in a shootout.

With T. Hammonds — 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · C. Kelley — 264 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-7vs Florida A&M	7	23	3.3	2	12
Wk 2	L 7-28vs TCU	10	65	6.5	0	26
Wk 4	L 43-50vs Texas A&M	11	68	6.2	2	21
Wk 5	W 42-24vs New Mexico State	15	47	3.1	0	12
Wk 6	L 22-48@ South Carolina	7	32	4.6	1	23
Wk 7	L 9-41@ Alabama	3	5	1.7	0	3
Wk 8	L 20-52vs Auburn	14	86	6.1	0	17	Season-high 86 yds
Wk 9	W 38-37@ Ole Miss	13	56	4.3	0	10
Wk 10	W 39-38vs Coastal Carolina	5	43	8.6	0	21
Wk 11	L 10-33@ LSU	13	81	6.2	0	17
Wk 12	L 21-28vs Mississippi State	8	75	9.4	1	33
Wk 13	L 45-48vs Missouri	11	75	6.8	2	22
Total		117	656	5.6	8	33

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology