Rawleigh Williams III: RB · Arkansas · #22.
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Rawleigh Williams III
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the Arkansas backfield. The first one came in 2016: All-SEC. One game to point at: 205 rushing yards and 4 rushing TD against Mississippi State — Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
51.3% of carries overall (244/476) → 34.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/69) — 91.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (73.3%). 14 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (56.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-20vs Louisiana Tech | 24 | 96 | 4.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-38@ No. 15 TCU | 28 | 137 | 4.9 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-3vs Texas State | 19 | 121 | 6.4 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-45vs No. 10 Texas A&M | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 1 | 55 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-10vs Alcorn State | 13 | 126 | 9.7 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-49vs No. 1 Alabama | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-30vs No. 12 Ole Miss | 27 | 180 | 6.7 | 0 | 53 | 180-yard day |
| Wk 8 | L 3-56@ No. 21 Auburn | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-10vs No. 10 Florida | 26 | 148 | 5.7 | 2 | 41 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38vs No. 19 LSU | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-42@ Mississippi State | 16 | 205 | 12.8 | 4 | 72 | Season-high 205 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 24-28@ Missouri | 25 | 117 | 4.7 | 1 | 25 | |
 Bowl | L 24-35vs No. 18 Virginia Tech | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 245 | 1360 | 5.6 | 12 | 72 |
Week 12 · 2016
W 58-42
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%233 carriesFumble rate
0.4%1 of 245 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 245 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Bret Bielema, all run-leaning offenses — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 109 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Road4g | 120 | 6.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 102 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 108 | 5.7 | 1.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
44.4%
406 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
70.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arkansas, 1,614 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2016) — the college career is complete.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2016)
