Rutgers · W 37-21
No carries.
Stonehill · W 36-14 · FCS
No carries.
Sacramento State · W 35-6
No carries.
Miami (OH) · L 19-20
No carries.
Williams-Thomas has carries in 4 of Massachusetts’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Justin Williams-Thomas
Played for four head coaches at four programs in four seasons: Josh Heupel, Justin Wilcox, Tony Gibson and Joe Harasymiak. On tape: 15 rushing yards and 2 tackles against Sacred Heart, Week 2, 2026.
35 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 9 carries
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against UConn on Oct. 23: 3 carries for 12 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 9 carries for 35 yards.
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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | Marshall | 35 | 197 | 5.6 | 2 | 37 |
| 2023 | California | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 76 | 360 | 4.7 | 3 | 37 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | Marshall | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 30 |
| 2023 | California | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 1 | 30 |
Last game (Wk 8): 12 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-25@ Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Total | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | 9 |
Week 8 · 2026
L 16-35
at UConn
2 rec · 18 yds · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
With E. Phillipson — 43.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 1 inside the 20 · W. Watson III — 205 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 9.3 · 11 rush yds (7 car)
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 10.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
44.3%
208 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
58.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
236 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Played for four programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Josh Heupel, Justin Wilcox, Tony Gibson and Joe Harasymiak.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Massachusetts
