Former running back at Florida State. 2025: 46 rushing yards, 2 catches.
5′10″ · 221 lb · Hueytown, AL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
rushing yards · 2025
3.1 per carry · 2 catches
Best game: 32 rush yds, 9 rec yds, at NC State
The play that turned itSwung Florida State from 13% to 59% to win.Florida State at Georgia Tech · 24-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at Florida State. 2025: 46 rushing yards, 2 catches.
Roydell Williams
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Across six seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Nick Saban and Mike Norvell. The receipt: 32 rush yds, 9 rec yds against NC State — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Florida State, 1,261 rushing yards — drafted at #136 overall by Tennessee.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Norvell.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
TennesseeEntering 22nd NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 16.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 10.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 26 | 53 | 2.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Alabama | 111 | 560 | 5.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Alabama | 56 | 250 | 4.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Alabama | 48 | 284 | 5.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Alabama | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 273 | 1,261 | 4.6 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Alabama | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Alabama | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Alabama | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Alabama | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 217 | 7.8 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 31–17
vs Alabama
14 rush yds (6 car)
With T. Castellanos — 152 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.6 · 78 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · J. Lucas — 22 rush yds (6 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs Alabama | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28vs Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-14vs Virginia Tech | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-21@ NC State | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 21-40@ Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 46 | 1.7 | 0 | 9 |
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Nasjza Bryant’s 2022 season.
Matches Nasjza on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chip Trayanum's senior season at Ohio State (2023).
Matches Chip on
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Player DNA