Pooka Williams Jr.: RB · Kansas · #1.
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Pooka Williams Jr.
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons at Kansas span two head coaches: David Beaty and Les Miles. All-Big 12 in 2020 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 76 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards against Baylor — Week 4, 2020.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 23-38vs Coastal Carolina | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-47@ Baylor | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 2 | 21 | Season-high 76 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 7-47vs No. 17 Oklahoma State | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-38@ West Virginia | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 51 | 196 | 3.8 | 2 | 21 |
Week 4 · 2020
L 14-47
at Baylor
76 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 24 yds
With K. Thompson — 37.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Daniels — 159 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (14 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
33%51 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.8 yds/carry on 51 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 33% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 49.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 48.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 49.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Les Miles
Pass share
44.5%
282 pass / 351 run
Plays / game
70.3
9 games
Team sack rate
12.8%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas, 2,347 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2018) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: David Beaty, Les Miles, and Lance Leipold. Multi-era developmental context.
