Tailique Williams

WR · Sr. · Western Michigan5′9″ · 177 lb · Pine Mountain, GA · Harris County

Tailique Williams is a wide receiver at Western Michigan who has not played in Western Michigan's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Williams comes from

Pine Mountain, GAHometown
Harris CountyHigh school
Harris County is about 650 miles from Waldo StadiumDistance
Three-star, No. 1,763 in the 2020 class; signed with Georgia State.Recruiting profile
On the Western Michigan roster since 2025Roster

Where Williams fits

The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Williams at WR, No. 2.

Western Michigan lists 18 receivers this season.

Western Michigan receivers with a game this season

Aveion Chenault8 games this season
Baylin Brooks8 games this season
Egypt Nelson7 games this season
Emazon Littlejohn6 games this season
Keivin Boone-Nelson II5 games this season
Kordell Gouldsby5 games this season

Western Michigan is 6-3. Next: at Akron, Tue Nov 10.

Similar players

Same class and position

Keyshawn WoodyardSouth Alabama · WR · No. 1681 in the 2020 class
Tyler KirkwoodBaylor · WR · No. 1654 in the 2020 class
Koa EldredgeHawai'i · WR · No. 2038 in the 2020 class

From Harris County

K.D. HutchinsonWestern Kentucky · WR
Jay'shon ThomasNorthern Illinois · DE

Also from Pine Mountain, GA

Garrison EdwardsNavy · CB

Williams moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Shawn Elliott, Dell McGee and Lance Taylor. A game that shows it: 112 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Toledo — Week 4, 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.

Jordin ParkerWestern Michigan · 2024 · 89% season match
Elijah MetcalfMiddle Tennessee · 2023 · 88% season match
Yusuf AliMiddle Tennessee · 2021 · 85% season match
Ja'Shaun PokeKent State · 2022 · 81% season match
Gage LarvadainSouth Carolina · 2024 · 80% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Western Michigan	35	478	13.7	2	71
2024	Georgia State	16	165	10.3	0	24
2023	Georgia State	49	615	12.6	6	78
2022	Georgia State	15	163	10.9	0	26
2021	Georgia State	1	66	66.0	1	66
Career		116	1,487	12.8	9	78

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

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 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	13.7	2	71

Signature game

Week 4 · 2025

W 14-13

vs Toledo

4 rec · 112 yds

A close one, won by 1 at home.

With B. Lowry — 201 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.4 · 50 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD · R. Millmore — 42.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Ohio · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +5.20Lowry to Williams: a 71-yard pass.
Week 4 · Toledo · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.70Broc Lowry pass complete to Talique Williams for 43 yds to the TOL 5 for a
Week 4 · Toledo · 3rd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +4.18Broc Lowry pass complete to Talique Williams for 38 yds to the TOL 36 for a
Week 14 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.51T.Williams rush left for 36 yards gain for a touchdown
Week 9 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.35Lowry to Williams: a 43-yard touchdown pass.
Week 10 · Central Michigan · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Lowry to Williams: a 7-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 13 · Northern Illinois · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA −2.98Lowry to Williams: a 2-yard pass.
Week 1 · Michigan State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.85Brady Jones pass complete to Talique Williams for 35 yds to the MSU 48 for a
Week 7 · Ball State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.57Broc Lowry pass complete to Talique Williams for 24 yds to the BALL 27 for a
Week 7 · Ball State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.93Broc Lowry pass complete to Talique Williams for 21 yds to the 50 yard line for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

35 rec · 478 yds · 2 TD

35 of 35 receptions matched to play-by-play

24 of 54 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

5421% of team targets

Catch rate

65%35 of 54 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

21% of targets (5)

100%catch rate

Air -3.6 · YAC 20.8 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

46% of targets (11)

64%catch rate

Air 4.4 · YAC 1.3 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

21% of targets (5)

40%catch rate

Air 13.2 · YAC 1.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

12% of targets (3)

33%catch rate

Air 33.7 · YAC 0.0 avg

65% catch rate on 54 targets · 21% of the team's targets.

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%

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 48 (#247 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

48Rotational starter #247 of 485 · 2025?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 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	3.8	63.4	26.5	0.2
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

2025 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

Pass share

33.3%

304 pass / 609 run

Plays / game

65.2

14 games

Team sack rate

7.1%

324 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

35 catches and 12 carries in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

48 · #247 of 485 WRs · 2025

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 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).

Starter

Returning starter at receiver for a 10-4 Western Michigan team that went +1 in the portal. The No. 1,763 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American as a senior.

Tailique Williams

Where Williams comes from

Where Williams fits

Western Michigan receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Same class and position

From Harris County

Also from Pine Mountain, GA

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

35 catches and 12 carries in 12 games

Starter

Seven seasons, two schools

Moves

2020

2024 4 games

2025 12 games