Jamaal Williams

Jamaal Williams
No. 30 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1995-04-03) April 3, 1995
Rialto, California
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Summit (Fontana, California)
College: BYU
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 134
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2018
Rushing attempts: 168
Rushing yards: 603
Rushing touchdowns: 4
Receptions: 25
Receiving yards: 262
Receiving touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

Jamaal Malik Williams[1] (born April 3, 1995) is an American football running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU.

Early years

Williams attended Summit High School in Fontana, California.[2] He committed to Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football.[3][4]

College career

Williams played at BYU from 2012 to 2016.[5]

2012 season

On August 30, 2012, Williams made his collegiate debut with 15 rushing yards in the win over Washington State.[6] On September 15, against Utah, he had his first collegiate rushing touchdown.[7] On September 28, against Hawaii, he had 155 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[8] On October 13, against Oregon State, he added two more rushing touchdowns.[9] On October 27, against Georgia Tech, he had 107 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns, and three receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown.[10] On November 10, against Idaho, he had 104 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[11] Overall, he finished the 2012 season with 775 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 27 receptions, 315 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.[12]

2013 season

On August 31, 2013, in the season opener against Virginia, Williams had 144 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards.[13] In the next game against Texas, he had 182 rushing yards in the victory.[14] On October 25, against Boise State, he had 107 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards.[15] On November 16, against Idaho State, he had 131 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[16] On November 30, against Nevada, he had 219 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[17] Overall, in the 2013 season, he finished with 1,233 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 18 receptions, and 125 receiving yards.[18]

2014 season

On September 6, 2014, against Texas, Williams had 89 rushing yards and twelve receiving yards in the victory.[19] Five days later, against Houston, he had 139 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[20] On October 3, against Utah State, he had 102 rushing yards.[21] He later suffered a knee injury and was sidelined for the remainder of the 2014 season.[22] In his shortened season, he had 518 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, eight receptions, and 47 receiving yards.[23]

2015 season

Williams did not play in 2015 after withdrawing from the school, and redshirted.[24][25]

2016 season

Williams started his final collegiate season with 162 rushing yards against Arizona.[26] On September 24, against West Virginia, he had 169 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[27] On September 30, he rushed for a school-record 286 yards and five touchdowns on 29 carries during a 55–53 win over Toledo.[28] In the next game, against Michigan State, he had 163 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[29] In his final college game, he was named the MVP of the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl after rushing for 210 yards and a touchdown against Wyoming.[30][31] That red-shirt senior season, he had 1,375 yards on 234 carries for 12 touchdowns, leading the independent conference in all three categories.[32] During his career, he rushed for a school-record 3,901 yards on 726 carries with 35 touchdowns.[33]

Professional career

External video
Williams' NFL Combine workout
Williams gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP Wonderlic
6 ft 0 3⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		 212 lb
(96 kg)		 31 1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.59 s 1.60 s 2.68 s 4.53 s 7.25 s 30 in
(0.76 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 18 reps 20[34]
All values are from NFL Combine, except bench press from Pro Day[35][36]

Williams was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round with the 134th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.[37] He was the 13th running back selected in that year's draft.[38][39] He was signed to his rookie contract on June 1, 2017.[40]

On September 10, 2017, in his NFL debut, Williams had two rushes for nine yards in a 17–9 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.[41] In Week 9, against the Detroit Lions, he scored his first career rushing touchdown.[42] On December 3, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had 113 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[43] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 556 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 25 receptions, 262 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.[44]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSRushingReceivingFumbles
AttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2017GB 1671535563.62542526210.554200
Total1671535563.62542526210.554200
Source: NFL.com

References

  1. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillJa06.htm
  2. ↑ Hodkiewicz, Wes. "Opportunity isn't lost on Jamaal Williams". Green Bay Packers. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  3. ↑ Gurney, Brandon (6 July 2011). "Calif. running back Jamaal Williams commits to BYU".
  4. ↑ Drew, BYU Sports by Jay. "RB Jamaal Williams on commitment to BYU:".
  5. ↑ "Jamaal Williams College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Washington State at Brigham Young Box Score, August 30, 2012". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  7. ↑ "Brigham Young at Utah Box Score, September 15, 2012". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  8. ↑ "Hawaii at Brigham Young Box Score, September 28, 2012". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  9. ↑ "Oregon State at Brigham Young Box Score, October 13, 2012". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  10. ↑ "Brigham Young at Georgia Tech Box Score, October 27, 2012". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  11. ↑ "Idaho at Brigham Young Box Score, November 10, 2012". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  12. ↑ "Jamaal Williams 2012 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  13. ↑ "Brigham Young at Virginia Box Score, August 31, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  14. ↑ "Texas at Brigham Young Box Score, September 7, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  15. ↑ "Boise State at Brigham Young Box Score, October 25, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  16. ↑ "Idaho State at Brigham Young Box Score, November 16, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  17. ↑ "Brigham Young at Nevada Box Score, November 30, 2013". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  18. ↑ "Jamaal Williams 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  19. ↑ "Brigham Young at Texas Box Score, September 6, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  20. ↑ "Houston at Brigham Young Box Score, September 11, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  21. ↑ "Utah State at Brigham Young Box Score, October 3, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  22. ↑ Drew, Jay. "BYU football: Jamaal Williams out for season with knee injury". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  23. ↑ "Jamaal Williams 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  24. ↑ Herald, Jared Lloyd Daily. "BYU football: Jamaal Williams to miss 2015 season".
  25. ↑ Call, Jeff (6 August 2015). "BYU running back Jamaal Williams withdraws from school, will redshirt in 2015".
  26. ↑ "Arizona vs Brigham Young Box Score, September 3, 2016". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  27. ↑ "West Virginia vs Brigham Young Box Score, September 24, 2016". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  28. ↑ "Toledo at Brigham Young Box Score, September 30, 2016". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  29. ↑ "Brigham Young at Michigan State Box Score, October 8, 2016". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  30. ↑ "Poinsettia Bowl - Brigham Young vs Wyoming Box Score, December 21, 2016". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  31. ↑ "BYU football: Jamaal Williams makes his final game a special one".
  32. ↑ "Jamaal Williams Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  33. ↑ "Monson: BYU's Jamaal Williams breaks school's rushing record — and gets a win (with video)".
  34. ↑ "2017 NFL draft: Green Bay Packers picks". PackersNews.com. April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  35. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Jamaal Williams". NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  36. ↑ "Jamaal Williams - Brigham Young, RB : 2017 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  37. ↑ "The Packers select RB Jamaal Williams at No. 134". Packers.com. April 29, 2017.
  38. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  39. ↑ "Draft Finder Query Results". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  40. ↑ "Packers sign RB Jamaal Williams, release P Jacob Schum". Packers.com. June 1, 2017.
  41. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  42. ↑ "Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers - November 6th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  43. ↑ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers - December 3rd, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  44. ↑ "Jamaal Williams 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
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