Tailique Williams

Senior wide receiver for Western Michigan. 2025: 35 catches, 478 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Western Michigan · Sr.

5′9″ · 177 lb · Pine Mountain, GA

CFB Index 48 · #247 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Western Michigan for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETat RiceRice StadiumWestern Michigan by 9.5

The numbers

478

receiving yards · 2025

35 catches · 2 TD · 13.7 per catch

The play that turned itSwung Western Michigan from 49% to 84% to win.Central Michigan at Western Michigan · 24-21

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Western Michigan. 2025: 35 catches, 478 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2020.
Transferred from Georgia State to Western Michigan in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Explosive rate: 86th percentile.

The full scouting read

Tailique Williams

WR · Western Michigan · Sr

Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 112 rec yds, 4 receptions against Toledo — Week 4, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2022Georgia State4-8HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

2024Georgia State3-9HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning

2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

48Rotational starter #247 of 485?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (86th percentile). Strength: rush yards (91st percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#111 / 798 · 86th pct

17.0%

Yards / catch#199 / 798 · 75th pct

13.9

Catch rate#510 / 798 · 36th pct

64.2%

EPA / target#596 / 798 · 25th pct

0.24

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#27 / 287 · 91st pct

Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct

Long catch#83 / 558 · 85th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Yards / catch#228 / 558 · 59th pct

13.7

Receptions#230 / 558 · 58th pct

Rec yards#240 / 558 · 57th pct

478

Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

23%12 of his 53 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.7	45.3	26.5	0.1
Road5g	3.2	32.2	8.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	47.3	14.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	32.3	23.5	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #247 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #247 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #15 of 38 Mid-American WRs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Western Michigan	35	478	13.7	2	--
2024	Georgia State	16	165	10.3	0	--
2023	Georgia State	49	615	12.6	6	--
2022	Georgia State	15	163	10.9	0	--
2021	Georgia State	1	66	66.0	1	--
Career		116	1,487	12.8	9	--

Season	Team
2025	Western Michigan	12	84	--	-2	--
2024	Georgia State	1	-1	6	2	--
2023	Georgia State	1	-1	187	--	--
2022	Georgia State	--	--	36	43	--
2021	Georgia State	1	7	--	--	--
Career		15	89	229	43	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 47–14

vs Rhode Island

2 rec · 31 yds

Dominant 33-point win at home against Rhode Island.

With B. Lowry — 143 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.9 · 52 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · D. Miles — 54 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Ohio · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +5.20(14:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short right to #0 T.Williams caught at WMU25, for 71 yards to the OHI03 (#2 D.Walker), 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Toledo · 4&10 · Q4 · EPA +4.70Broc Lowry pass complete to Talique Williams for 43 yds to the TOL 5 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Toledo · 3&13 · Q2 · EPA +4.18Broc Lowry pass complete to Talique Williams for 38 yds to the TOL 36 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Eastern Michigan · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.51(07:20) Shotgun #0 T.Williams rush left for 36 yards gain to the EMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:13, 1ST DOWN #20 P.Domschke kick attempt good (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 R.Todd)
Week 9 · Miami (OH) · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.35(05:24) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete deep middle to #0 T.Williams caught at Mia00, for 43 yards to the Mia00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:17, 1ST DOWN #20 P.Domschke kick attempt good (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 R.Todd)
Week 10 · Central Michigan · 4&5 · Q4 · EPA +3.11(02:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short right to #0 T.Williams caught at CMU00, for 7 yards to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:08, 1ST DOWN #20 P.Domschke kick attempt good (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 R.Todd)
Week 13 · Northern Illinois · 4&3 · Q1 · EPA -2.98(00:32) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short right to #0 T.Williams caught at NIU25, for 2 yards to the NIU25 (#32 Q.Urwiler), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Week 1 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.85Brady Jones pass complete to Talique Williams for 35 yds to the MSU 48 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Ball State · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.57Broc Lowry pass complete to Talique Williams for 24 yds to the BALL 27 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Ball State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.93Broc Lowry pass complete to Talique Williams for 21 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 6-23@ Michigan State	6	74	12.3	0	35
Wk 4	W 14-13vs Toledo	4	112	28.0	0	43	Season-high 112 yds
Wk 5	W 47-14vs Rhode Island	2	31	15.5	0	24
Wk 6	W 21-3@ Massachusetts	3	12	4.0	0	6
Wk 7	W 42-0vs Ball State	5	55	11.0	0	24
Wk 9	L 17-26@ Miami (OH)	5	71	14.2	1	43
Wk 10	W 24-21vs Central Michigan	7	48	6.9	1	15
Wk 12	W 17-13vs Ohio	1	71	71.0	0	71
Wk 13	W 35-19@ Northern Illinois	2	4	2.0	0	2
Wk 14	W 31-21@ Eastern Michigan	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 15	W 23-13vs Miami (OH)	—	—	—	—	—
Bowl	W 41-6vs Kennesaw State	—	—	—	—	—
Total		35	478	18.3	2	71

How he plays

Play style

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

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Western Michigan

Preseason read · May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Western Michigan

Returning around him

100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

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

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Yusuf Ali’s 2021 season.

Yusuf Ali

85%match

Middle Tennessee · 2021

Ja'Shaun Poke

Kent State · 2022

All-MAC

81%

Gage Larvadain

South Carolina · 2024

80%

Matches Yusuf on

Total EPA (college ability)

Weight

TD rate

Differs from Yusuf on

Class year (higher)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Flournoy’s path through Southeast Missouri State.

Ryan Flournoy

100%match

Southeast Missouri State · 2023

NFL Rd 6

Ian Duarte

Idaho State · 2025

97%

Elijah Metcalf

Southern Miss · 2025

All-Conference USA

96%

Ma'jon Wright

Arizona · 2020

96%

Max Tomczak

Youngstown State · 2025

95%

Matches Ryan on

Yards per reception

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Bohanon's graduate season at Tulane (2025).

Bryce Bohanon

80%match

Tulane · 2025

Trayvon Rudolph

Toledo · 2025

All-MAC

78%

Keegan Jones

UCLA · 2024

78%

Jacquez Stuart

Toledo · 2024

All-MAC

77%

Deion Burks

Oklahoma · 2025

All-Big TenNFL Rd 7

74%

Matches Bryce on

Reception volume

Total EPA (college ability)

Weight

Player DNA

Players who play like Tailique Williams

Jordin Parker

Western Michigan · 2024

89%

Elijah Metcalf

Middle Tennessee · 2023

88%

Tailique Williams

Georgia State · 2024

86%

Dante Wright

Temple · 2023

84%

Mikey Welsh

San Diego State · 2025

82%

The receiver room · Western Michigan

Tailique WilliamsWR · Sr.478 receiving yards · 2025
#7Baylin BrooksWR · Jr.372 receiving yards · 2025
#2Aveion ChenaultWR · So.277 receiving yards · 2025
#1Christian LearyWR · Sr.115 receiving yards · 2025
#17Malique DieudonneWR · Sr.102 receiving yards · 2025

13 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Tailique Williams

2020

20244 games

202512 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Possession Receiver

Players who play like Tailique Williams

The receiver room · Western Michigan