#27

Josh Williams

Former running back at LSU. 2024: 482 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 31 catches.

RB · LSU · Sr. · #27

5′9″ · 195 lb · Houston, TX

CFB Index 52 · #114 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceLSU 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former running back at LSU. 2024: 482 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 31 catches.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to LSU in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

RB recruit

No. 3111 nationally · Signed with LSU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at LSU, 1,465 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Signed with LSU2-star out of The Kinkaid School

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3111 national

CFB

College

LSU

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020–2021

Ed Orgeron

LSU

2022–2024

Brian Kelly

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020LSU5-5HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced, fast tempo

2021LSU6-7HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced

2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

52Rotational starter #114 of 310?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (93rd percentile). Strength: rec yards (92nd percentile). Concern: yards / carry (14th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#194 / 442 · 56th pct

5.1%

Success rate#274 / 442 · 38th pct

42.6%

EPA / carry#304 / 442 · 31st pct

0.09

Explosive rate#311 / 442 · 30th pct

5.1%

Yards / carry#380 / 442 · 14th pct

4.1

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#23 / 330 · 93rd pct

Rec yards#25 / 330 · 92nd pct

263

Rush TDs#113 / 335 · 64th pct

Carries#135 / 335 · 60th pct

117

Rush yards#166 / 335 · 51st pct

482

Yards / carry#273 / 335 · 17th pct

4.1

Long run#282 / 335 · 15th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

77th → 31st percentile

Success rate

75th → 38th percentile

Explosive rate

31st → 30th percentile

Yards / carry

72nd → 14th percentile

TD rate

92nd → 56th percentile

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).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

117 carries

16%

Stuffed (≤0)

44%

Grind (1–3)

29%

Chunk (4–9)

10%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home9g	39.1	4.3	0.6
Road4g	32.5	3.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	34.6	4.3	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	40.0	3.8	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #114 of 310 RBs

Two-star recruit. Now #114 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	LSU	117	482	4.1	6	--
2023	LSU	55	284	5.2	5	--
2022	LSU	98	536	5.5	6	--
2021	LSU	22	105	4.8	0	--
2020	LSU	14	58	4.1	0	--
Career		306	1,465	4.8	17	--

Season	Team
2024	LSU	31	263	8.5	0	--
2023	LSU	14	194	13.9	1	--
2022	LSU	21	132	6.3	0	--
2021	LSU	5	11	2.2	0	--
2020	LSU	--	--	--	--	--
Career		71	600	8.5	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2024

W 29–26

vs Ole Miss

34 rush yds (9 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With G. Nussmeier — 337 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 73.0 · 16 rush yds (2 car) · P. Todd — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Alabama · 4&5 · Q4 · EPA -3.22Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Josh Williams for 1 yd to the ALA 20
Week 13 · Vanderbilt · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Josh Williams run for 21 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 13 · Vanderbilt · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Josh Williams run for 20 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 12 · Florida · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Josh Williams for 9 yds to the LSU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · South Carolina · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Josh Williams run for 2 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 7 · Ole Miss · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.50Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Josh Williams for 16 yds to the MISS 48 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Baylor · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.48Josh Williams run for 4 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 14 · Oklahoma · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.25Josh Williams run for 3 yds to the OU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Oklahoma · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.19Josh Williams run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Florida · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.16Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Josh Williams for 12 yds to the LSU 38 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 20-27vs USC	9	33	3.7	0	12
Wk 2	W 44-21vs Nicholls	4	19	4.8	0	12
Wk 3	W 36-33@ South Carolina	10	20	2.0	1	5
Wk 4	W 34-17vs UCLA	13	62	4.8	1	23
Wk 5	W 42-10vs South Alabama	5	32	6.4	1	12
Wk 7	W 29-26vs Ole Miss	9	34	3.8	0	9
Wk 8	W 34-10@ Arkansas	5	18	3.6	0	8
Wk 9	L 23-38@ Texas A&M	7	23	3.3	0	13
Wk 11	L 13-42vs Alabama	6	9	1.5	0	3
Wk 12	L 16-27@ Florida	13	69	5.3	0	22
Wk 13	W 24-17vs Vanderbilt	14	90	6.4	2	21	Season-high 90 yds
Wk 14	W 37-17vs Oklahoma	13	31	2.4	0	6
Bowl	W 44-31vs Baylor	9	42	4.7	1	16
Total		117	482	4.1	6	23