Robert Williams

WR · Sr. · Louisiana6′2″ · 183 lb · Humble, TX · Trinity Christian School

Robert Williams is a wide receiver at Louisiana who has not played in Louisiana's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Williams comes from

Humble, TXHometown
Trinity Christian SchoolHigh school
Trinity Christian School is about 350 miles from Cajun FieldDistance
Three-star, No. 1,005 in the 2021 class.Recruiting profile
On the Louisiana roster since 2021Roster

Where Williams fits

The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Williams at WR, No. 1.

Louisiana lists 16 receivers this season.

Louisiana receivers with a game this season

Ja'Corian Norris7 games this season
KeDarius Wade7 games this season
Kristion Brooks7 games this season
Russell Babineaux7 games this season
Trenton Chaney6 games this season
Landon Strother4 games this season

Louisiana is 5-3. Next: vs South Alabama, Sat Nov 7.

Similar players

Same class and position

Jaden BrayWest Virginia · WR · No. 969 in the 2021 class
Christian MossWashington · WR · No. 1031 in the 2021 class
RJ Garcia IIFlorida Atlantic · WR · No. 1031 in the 2021 class

Also from Humble, TX

Chase SowellPenn State · WR
De'Marcus PetersNew Mexico State · CB
Ian RatliffNorth Texas · P
Lloyd AvantOklahoma · RB

Williams moves the chains on third down. Third year in the same receiving corps at Louisiana. First career honor, 2024: Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 134 receiving yards and 5 receptions against James Madison — Week 7, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jeremiah NogaOregon State · 2024 · 87% season match
James BlackStrainMissouri State · 2025 · 87% season match
Tory HortonColorado State · 2024 · 82% season match
Stephon Johnson Jr.Houston · 2024 · 80% season match
Wesley GrimesNC State · 2024 · 78% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Louisiana	25	309	12.4	0	44
2024	Louisiana	26	290	11.2	1	47
2023	Louisiana	31	385	12.4	4	60
Career		82	984	12.0	5	60

Season	Team
2025	Louisiana	315	29
2024	Louisiana	372	--
2023	Louisiana	--	--
Career		687	29

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 12-14vs Rice	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	W 34-10vs McNeese	2	18	9.0	0	9
Wk 3	L 10-52@ No. 25 Missouri	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 4	L 31-34@ Eastern Michigan	7	71	10.1	0	27
Wk 7	L 14-24@ James Madison	5	134	26.8	0	44	Season-high 134 yds
Wk 8	L 10-22vs Southern Miss	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 9	L 23-35@ Troy	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 10	W 31-22@ South Alabama	1	23	23.0	0	23
Wk 11	W 42-39vs Texas State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	W 34-30@ Arkansas State	3	15	5.0	0	6
Wk 14	W 30-27vs UL Monroe	1	2	2.0	0	2
Bowl	L 13-20vs Delaware	4	23	5.8	0	9
Total		25	309	12.4	0	44

Signature game

Week 7 · 2025

L 14-24

at James Madison

5 rec · 134 yds

With N. Torney — 40.1 yards per punt · 9 punts · 2 inside the 20 · L. Winfield — 243 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 53.6 · 23 rush yds (15 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Troy · 4th and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.94Winfield to Williams: an 18-yard pass.
Week 7 · James Madison · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.39Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 30 yds to the JMU 46 for a
Week 7 · James Madison · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 44 yds to the JMU 26 for a
Week 7 · James Madison · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 40 yds to the JMU 32 for a
Week 10 · South Alabama · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Winfield to Williams: a 23-yard pass.
Week 1 · Delaware · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.52Winfield to Williams: a 9-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Daniel Beale pass complete to Robert Williams for 11 yds to the UL 41 for a
Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.00Daniel Beale pass complete to Robert Williams for 18 yds to the EMU 38 for a
Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.65Daniel Beale pass complete to Robert Williams for 27 yds to the EMU 30 for a
Week 1 · Delaware · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.29Winfield to Williams: an 8-yard pass.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

29%12 of his 41 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Michael Desormeaux, all run-leaning offenses — 22-18 over that span.

2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 34 (#360 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

34Below cohort / limited sample #360 of 485 · 2025?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: fumbles lost (81st percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#286 / 798 · 64th pct

12.7

Explosive rate#292 / 798 · 63rd pct

12.2%

EPA / target#384 / 798 · 52nd pct

0.43

Catch rate#641 / 798 · 20th pct

58.5%

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Yards / catch#309 / 558 · 44th pct

12.4

Long catch#317 / 558 · 42nd pct

Receptions#347 / 558 · 37th pct

Rec yards#353 / 558 · 37th pct

309

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

35th → 52nd percentile

Explosive rate

51st → 63rd percentile

Catch rate

63rd → 20th percentile

TD rate

31st → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

44th → 64th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	0.8	5.0	5.3	0.0
Road6g	2.8	43.5	16.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	41.0	12.9	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.2	10.5	10.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

Pass share

40.1%

341 pass / 509 run

Plays / game

65.4

13 games

Team sack rate

6.3%

317 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

25 catches in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

34 · #360 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #360 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #40 of 51 Sun Belt WRs

How the All-Sun Belt base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).

Starter

Returning starter at receiver for a 6-7 Louisiana team that went -3 in the portal. The No. 1,005 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Sun Belt as a senior.

Robert Williams

Where Williams comes from

Where Williams fits

Louisiana receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Same class and position

Also from Humble, TX

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

25 catches in 12 games

Starter

Six seasons at Louisiana

2021