17–0
75Overall
RBBig 12

Pooka Williams Jr.

Kansas · Running Back · 2018-20

RUSH YDS
2,347
RUSH TD
12
REC YDS
539

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Williams was a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (2018 and 2019).

In the Kansas record book, Williams ranks No. 10 in career rushing yards.

From 2018 to 2020, Williams ran for 2,347 yards and 12 touchdowns, adding 539 receiving yards.

In 17-0 that career earns a 75 overall, the highest running back rating at Kansas since 1990 and No. 27 among all running backs of the 2015-2019 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2018
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2019
    • First-team all-conference

Season by Season

Pooka Williams Jr. season-by-season statistics at Kansas
SeasonCarRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TD
20181601,1097342942
20192031,0423272142
20205119626310
Total4142,34712675394

Seasons with tracked stats at Kansas. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Kansas Record Book

  • No. 10 in career rushing yards

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Kansas Teammates

  1. 77Joe Dineen Jr.2014-18LB
  2. 75Dorance Armstrong2016-17EDGE
  3. 75Fish Smithson2014-16S
  4. 74Daniel Wise2014-18EDGE
  5. 70Ben Johnson2013-17TE
  6. 70Steven Sims2015-18WR
  7. 68Hasan Defense2017-19CB
  8. 66Bryce Torneden2016-19S
  9. 66Carter Stanley2016-19QB
  10. 66Mike Lee2016-19S

Full Kansas all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 96Derrick HenryAlabama · 2013-15RB
  2. 93Bryce LoveStanford · 2015-18RB
  3. 93Christian McCaffreyStanford · 2014-16RB
  4. 93Saquon BarkleyPenn State · 2015-17RB
  5. 91Nick ChubbGeorgia · 2014-17RB
  6. 91Breece HallIowa State · 2019-21RB
  7. 91Dalvin CookFlorida State · 2014-16RB
  8. 91Ezekiel ElliottOhio State · 2013-15RB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Pooka Williams Jr.) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.