Javonte Williams

Running Back, Dallas Cowboys · #33.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Running Back
Number: 33
Born: Apr 25, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Wallace, NC, USA
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 222 lbs
College: North Carolina
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

5th in rushing touchdowns 6
4th in total touchdowns 7

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	74	276	3.7	6	22	17	94	5.5	1	17	1	0
Last 5 Games	74	276	3.6	6	22	17	94	5.6	1	17	1	0
Career	932	3,871	4.2	28	66	210	1,197	5.7	8	42	9	7

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	85 carries	+0.02	46%		14th of 41
Receiving	22 targets	+0.01	50%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Thu, Oct 8	vs TB	L 24-16	12	45	3.8	1	21	2	17	8.5	0	9	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ HOU	W 34-30	19	62	3.3	3	13	5	21	4.2	0	9	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs BAL	L 34-31	19	98	5.2	1	22	2	5	2.5	0	3	1	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs WSH	W 37-20	12	30	2.5	0	9	3	20	6.7	0	8	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ NYG	L 28-20	12	41	3.4	1	8	5	31	6.2	1	17	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Javonte Williams (born April 25, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Javonte Williams, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Williams attended Wallace-Rose Hill High School in Teachey, North Carolina. He helped lead the Wallace-Rose Hill football team to four straight NCHSAA state championship victories, winning the 2A championship in 2017, and the 1AA championship in 2014, 2015, and 2016. As a senior, he rushed for 2,271 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns. He committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his only Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) offer. He graduated as his school’s valedictorian with a 4.6 GPA.

College career

As a true freshman at North Carolina in 2018, Williams played in 11 games, rushing 43 times for 224 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2019, he played in all 13 games and shared carries with Michael Carter. He ran for 933 yards on 166 carries with five touchdowns. Williams returned to North Carolina in 2020 and again shared carries with Carter. Throughout the 2020 season, Williams was statistically one of the top running backs in the country. Williams' name was mentioned during the season as a "dark horse" candidate for the 2020 Heisman Trophy. Against Miami (FL), Williams and backfield counterpart Carter combined for an NCAA-record 544 rushing yards as a duo in the Tar Heels' 62–26 blowout victory. Williams and Carter were both named to the 2020 Pro Football Focus First-team All-America at the running back position. PFF also named him the 2020 ACC Football Player of the Year with a record-breaking 95.9 PFF rushing grade, the highest rushing grade in a single season since the site began covering college players.

From Wikipedia’s article on Javonte Williams, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹