UConn · W 38-14
No carries.
Virginia Tech · L 26-35
No carries.
UCLA · L 3-54
No carries.
Illinois · L 17-20
19 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
The other 4 games average 70 yards. This one was 13 below.
Williams has carries in 5 of Maryland’s 8 games: none against UConn, Virginia Tech and UCLA.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 10, middle 32, right 14. His longest went for 94 yards.
DeJuan Williams
Second year in the Maryland backfield. A game that shows it: 116 rushing yards and 35 receiving yards against Hampton — Week 1, 2026.
338 rushing yards · 4 rushing TD · 57 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named DeJuan Williams at UConn.
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Last game (Wk 9): 57 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 2 | 94 | Season-high 116 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-48@ Nebraska | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 1 | 56 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-45@ No. 5 Ohio State | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-37vs Rutgers | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20vs Illinois | 19 | 57 | 3.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Total | 57 | 338 | 5.9 | 4 | 94 |
Oct. 31 · L 17-20 vs Illinois, play by play
19 carries for 57 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 4th and 1 with Maryland up 7-0.
2-yard run on 4th and 1. First quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
17-yard run. Third quarter, up 14-7.
4-yard run on 3rd and 13. Third quarter, up 14-10.
Incomplete on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, tied 17-17.
9 carries for 39 yards. He also caught 4 passes for 41 yards.
Incomplete on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 7-7.
4-yard run on 3rd and 3. Second quarter, up 16-13. Converted.
31-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, up 23-16. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, down 37-30.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
16 carries for 48 yards.
The per-play feed is missing a 6-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 15 carries it has.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. First quarter, down 7-0.
13-yard run. Second quarter, down 14-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
10 carries for 78 yards and a touchdown.
56-yard run. Second quarter, up 16-14.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
0 carries for 0 yards.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 carries for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most this season.
94-yard touchdown run. First quarter, made it 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
W 62-0
vs Hampton
116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 35 yds
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With M. Washington — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · N. Abdul-Rahim Gladding — 6 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
185th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -5 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
29%55 carriesFumble rate
3.5%2 of 57 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.9 yds/carry on 57 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 29% success rate.
2 seasons under Mike Locksley, all pass-leaning offenses — 6-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 70.7 | 15.3 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 42.0 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 56.2 | 13.5 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 57.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
56.1%
298 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #17 of 44 Big Ten RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
