Devon Williams

#2 · WR · So. · USC6′5″ · 205 lb · Lancaster, CA · Antelope Valley

Devon Williams: WR · USC · #2.

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Devon Williams

WR · Oregon · So · #2

Beats you over the top. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Clay Helton, Mario Cristobal and Donte Williams. On tape: 110 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Oregon State, Week 13, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

USC in the news

Simeon Jones Jr. commits to USC247Sports Nov 2
USC fans storm field after upset winUSA Today Nov 1
Top-150 recruit commits to USCOn3 Oct 21
$70M buyout talk for RileyYahoo Sports Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	USC	35	557	15.9	4	50
2020	Oregon	15	286	19.1	2	60
2019	USC	1	11	11.0	0	11
2018	USC	4	87	21.8	1	41
Career		55	941	17.1	7	60

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 35-28@ No. 3 Ohio State	2	28	14.0	0	19
Wk 5	L 24-31@ Stanford	2	20	10.0	0	11
Wk 7	W 24-17vs California	4	67	16.8	0	21
Wk 8	W 34-31@ UCLA	5	80	16.0	0	32
Wk 9	W 52-29vs Colorado	5	95	19.0	1	25
Wk 10	W 26-16@ Washington	2	32	16.0	1	31
Wk 11	W 38-24vs Washington State	3	27	9.0	0	20
Wk 12	L 7-38@ No. 24 Utah	5	81	16.2	1	36
Wk 13	W 38-29vs Oregon State	6	110	18.3	1	50	Season-high 110 yds
Wk 14	L 10-38vs No. 14 Utah	1	17	17.0	0	17
Total		35	557	15.9	4	50

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Oregon State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +5.06Brown to Williams: a 50-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · Colorado · 2nd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +3.36Brown to Williams: a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Week 7 · California · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Anthony Brown pass complete to Devon Williams for 21 yds to the Cal 44 for a
Week 12 · Utah · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.26Anthony Brown pass complete to Devon Williams for 18 yds to the Utah 48 for a
Week 12 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Brown to Williams: a 36-yard touchdown pass.
Week 10 · Washington · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Brown to Williams: a 31-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 8 · UCLA · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.64Anthony Brown pass complete to Devon Williams for 19 yds to the Oregn 49 for a
Week 9 · Colorado · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Anthony Brown pass complete to Devon Williams for 18 yds to the Oregn 48 for a
Week 14 · Utah · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.40Anthony Brown pass complete to Devon Williams for 17 yds to the Utah 23 for a
Week 12 · Utah · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.32Anthony Brown pass complete to Devon Williams for 10 yds to the Utah 31 for a

Teams and coaches

2018USC5-7HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2019USC8-5HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning

2020Oregon4-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning

2021Oregon4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 52 (#173 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2021 season

52Rotational starter #173 of 468 · 2021?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (80th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#108 / 557 · 80th pct

15.9

Rec yards#168 / 557 · 70th pct

557

Rec TDs#145 / 557 · 70th pct

Receptions#211 / 557 · 61st pct

Long catch#257 / 557 · 53rd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.5	74.8	15.8	0.5
Road5g	3.2	48.2	14.4	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	2.7	38.3	13.6	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	3.9	63.1	15.9	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Donte Williams

Pass share

51.5%

593 pass / 558 run

Plays / game

95.9

12 games

Team sack rate

3.4%

553 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

35 catches in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

52 · #173 of 468 WRs · 2021

Former four-star. Now #173 at the position.

Devon Williams

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Style of play

Fans

USC in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

35 catches in 10 games

Four seasons, two schools

2018 3 games