Jamill Williams

#17 · WR · Fr. · Jacksonville State6′0″ · 170 lb · Atlanta, GA · Bannerker

Receiving yards267275th of 467 receivers Last gameW 24–0at New Mexico State · Oct 28

Nextvs Sam HoustonSat Nov 7 · 7 pm ET

This week

RecordJacksonville State is 6-2.
Next gamevs Sam Houston · Sat Nov 7 Top receivers have averaged 55 yards against Sam Houston. Williams averages 33.

Jamill Williams

WR · Jacksonville State · Fr · #17

On tape: 144 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Eastern Kentucky, Week 1, 2026.

267 receiving yards · 26 catches · 5 receiving TD

Style of play

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Reginald Davis IIITexas Tech · 2014 · 88% season match
Devon HughesBuffalo · 2014 · 81% season match
Derrick EleyCharlotte · 2026 · 81% season match
Censere LeePittsburgh · 2026 · 78% season match
Rodney MillsMassachusetts · 2014 · 77% season match

Fans

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

Jacksonville State in the news

WR Quentin Lewis commits to Jacksonville StateOpelika-Auburn News Oct 27
Donor donates $10K to band tripOct 20

Where to follow

The latest game

Against New Mexico State on Oct. 28: 2 catches for 10 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 26 catches for 267 yards. Jacksonville State has thrown to him 29 times in 189 passes.

First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

W 24-0 at New Mexico State2 catches, 10 yds
W 27-24 vs Florida International4 catches, 18 yds
W 27-26 at Kennesaw State3 catches, 8 yds, 1 TD
W 23-13 vs Middle Tennessee3 catches, 43 yds
L 27-29 at Ohio5 catches, 39 yds
W 49-7 vs Eastern Kentucky7 catches, 144 yds, 4 TD
L 7-33 at North Dakota State2 catches, 5 yds

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Jacksonville State	26	267	10.3	5	55
Career		26	267	10.3	5	55

Season	Team
2026	Jacksonville State	6	13	175
Career		6	13	175

Last game (Wk 9): 10 receiving yards, 2 catches.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-33@ North Dakota State	2	5	2.5	0	8	4 TD catches
Wk 1	W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky	7	144	20.6	4	55	4 TD catches
Wk 2	L 27-29@ Ohio	5	39	7.8	0	14
Wk 3	W 31-27vs Georgia Southern	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 4	W 23-13vs Middle Tennessee	3	43	14.3	0	17
Wk 6	W 27-26@ Kennesaw State	3	8	2.7	1	10
Wk 7	W 27-24vs Florida International	4	18	4.5	0	8
Wk 9	W 24-0@ New Mexico State	2	10	5.0	0	7
Total		26	267	10.3	5	55

Signature game

Week 1 · 2026

W 49-7

vs Eastern Kentucky

7 rec · 144 yds · 4 TD

Dominant 42-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.

With C. Creel — 327 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · 54 rush yds (10 car) · C. Donaghy — 52 yards per punt · 1 punts · 52 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.28Creel to Williams: a 55-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Kentucky · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.71Creel to Williams: a 31-yard pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Creel to Williams: a 30-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Creel to Williams: a 13-yard touchdown pass.
Week 7 · Florida International · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.51C.Creel pass complete short middle to J.Williams caught at Jax ST42, for 5 yards to the Jax ST50 (P.Stewart)
Week 1 · Eastern Kentucky · 2nd and 13 · Q1 · EPA −1.81J.Williams rush left for 4 yards loss (C.Jessee; J.McGrath)

4 more plays

Week 1 · North Dakota State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.79Creel to Williams: a 3-yard pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.69Creel to Williams: a 4-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.38C.Creel pass complete short left to J.Williams caught at Jax St33, for 15 yards to the Jax St47 (J.Lowe; A.Taylor), out of bounds
Week 6 · Kennesaw State · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA −1.23Creel to Williams: a 3-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Rec yards267tied for 275thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Receptions26tied for 177thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Yards / catch10.3tied for 398thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rec TDs5tied for 35thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Long catch55tied for 128thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rush yards13tied for 95thAmong 212 receivers with 12 or more catches

Fumbles lost1tied for 49thAmong 126 receivers with 12 or more catches

309th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position

Receiving touchdowns5tied for 2nd in the Conference USA this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

26 rec · 267 yds · 5 TD

26 of 26 receptions matched to play-by-play

26 of 29 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

2914% of team targets

Catch rate

90%26 of 29 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

54% of targets (14)

93%catch rate

Air -2.7 · YAC 6.5 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

27% of targets (7)

86%catch rate

Air 3.6 · YAC 6.7 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

8% of targets (2)

100%catch rate

Air 11.5 · YAC 2.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

12% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air 28.0 · YAC 4.0 avg

90% catch rate on 29 targets · 14% of the team's targets.

Teams and coaches

2026Jacksonville State6-2HC: Charles Kelly · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 47 (#214 of 465). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

47Rotational starter #214 of 465?

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (99th percentile). Strength: td rate (99th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (26th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#6 / 569 · 99th pct

89.7%

TD rate#6 / 569 · 99th pct

17.2%

EPA / target#90 / 569 · 84th pct

0.69

Explosive rate#303 / 569 · 46th pct

10.3%

Yards / catch#420 / 569 · 26th pct

10.7

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#35 / 468 · 90th pct

Long catch#128 / 468 · 72nd pct

Receptions#177 / 468 · 61st pct

Rush yards#95 / 212 · 54th pct

Rush TDs#32 / 212 · 43rd pct

Rec yards#275 / 468 · 41st pct

267

Fumbles lost#49 / 126 · 33rd pct

Yards / catch#398 / 468 · 15th pct

10.3

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	3.5	51.2	13.1	1.0
Road4g	3.0	15.5	4.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.4	36.7	8.7	0.7
Weeks 8+1g	2.0	10.0	5.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Kelly

Pass share

43.9%

213 pass / 272 run

Plays / game

60.6

8 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

240 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

26 catches, 6 carries and 1 pass attempt in 8 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

47 · #214 of 465 WRs

Jamill Williams

This week

18% of the catches, 15% of the yards, 38% of the touchdowns

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

Style of play

Similar players

Fans

Jacksonville State in the news

Where to follow

The latest game

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

26 catches, 6 carries and 1 pass attempt in 8 games

First season at Jacksonville State, 8 games