Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
#32
Kenneth Williams
Junior running back for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 191 lb · Detroit, MI · Lincoln [Neb.]
Transferred Nebraska → Michigan State for 2026
The numbers
8
rushing yards · 2026
8 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 rush yds, vs Eastern Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Nebraska in 2023.
- Transferred from Nebraska to Michigan State in 2026.
Kenneth Williams
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Matt Rhule and Pat Fitzgerald. 2025 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 8 rush yds against Eastern Michigan, Week 2, 2026.
8 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Nebraskaout of Lincoln
20258 games
- All-Big Ten
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Michigan State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Pat Fitzgerald. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025Nebraska
2026Michigan State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
2026Michigan State2-0HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Nebraska | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Nebraska | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Nebraska | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
1 NO · 47 YDS · 47 AVG
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
Background
Transfer from Nebraska has two seasons of eligibility remaining . . . second-team preseason All-Big Ten selection as a kick returner by Phil Steele, Athlon Sports and The Athletic . . . played in 14 games at Nebraska (two in 2024, 12 in 2025) . . . redshirted in 2023 . . . specializes in kick ret...
The backfield · Michigan State
- Camryn Edwards1,240 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Marvis Parrish576 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Brandon Tullis297 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Jaziun Patterson296 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Kenneth Williams22 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology