Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/18Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (11.1%).
Malik Williams
Malik Williams: RB · Louisville · #29.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Williams
Wins in space out of the backfield. Two seasons in the Louisville backfield to date. On tape: 180 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Syracuse, Week 12, 2017.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Louisville in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisville | 67 | 531 | 7.9 | 4 | 74 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 19 | 145 | 7.6 | 1 | 50 |
| Career | 86 | 676 | 7.9 | 5 | 74 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisville | 14 | 136 | 9.7 | 0 | 28 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 0 | 28 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28vs Purdue | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-35@ North Carolina | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 0 | 74 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-47vs No. 3 Clemson | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Kent State | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 2 | 33 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-10vs Murray State | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-39@ No. 24 NC State | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 32-42@ Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-21vs Virginia | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-10vs Syracuse | 9 | 180 | 20.0 | 2 | 56 | Season-high 180 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 44-17@ Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 | |
 Bowl | L 27-31vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 67 | 531 | 7.9 | 4 | 74 |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2017
W 56-10
vs Syracuse
180 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 46-point win at home against Syracuse.
With L. Jackson — 270 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.5 · 111 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · M. King — 51.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 58 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.37Malik Williams run for 56 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 11 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −4.30Malik Williams run for no gain to the Virg 25 Malik Williams fumbled, recovered by Virg Micah Kiser
- Week 2 · North Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.18Malik Williams run for 74 yds to the NCaro 14 for a
- Week 12 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.54Malik Williams run for 46 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 12 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.33Malik Williams run for 54 yds to the Syrac 19 for a
- Week 4 · Kent State · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.92Malik Williams run for 3 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.90Malik Williams run for 33 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK)
- Week 4 · Kent State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA −2.63Malik Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 35
- Week 11 · Virginia · 4th and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Malik Williams run for 23 yds to the Virg 12 for a
- Week 4 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.08Lamar Jackson pass complete to Malik Williams for 28 yds to the KntSt 35 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
67 of 67 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
50%62 carriesFumble rate
1.5%1 of 67 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
21 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds30%of carries
20 carries
Explosive
10+ yds19%of carries
13 carries
0 of 3 (0%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
7.9 yds/carry on 67 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Bobby Petrino — 17-9 over that span.
2016Louisville9-4HC: Bobby Petrino · Run-leaning
2017Louisville8-5HC: Bobby Petrino · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 66.0 | 7.8 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 47.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 41.0 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 61.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bobby Petrino
Pass share
48.5%
464 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
500 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
67 carries and 14 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Louisville
- 2017 Louisville PetrinoYear 2 · 11 games
- 2016 Louisville PetrinoYear 1 · 11 games
- Before collegeSigned with Louisville in 2016 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Allan Hancock College, No. 189 in the country.
Moves
- Signed with Louisville in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisville, 676 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2016 11 games
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of Allan Hancock College