Maryland’s yards a carry with DeJuan Williams and without DeJuan Williams
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Maryland averaged 4.29 yards a carry with DeJuan Williams and 2.21 without DeJuan Williams over its last 25 games, 18 games against 2, a difference of 2.08. All 7 away games were with DeJuan Williams. All 3 ranked opponents were with DeJuan Williams. Both top-10 opponents were with DeJuan Williams.
DeJuan Williams, running back: 839 rushing yards, 185 carries and 55 receptions in 18 of those 25 games.
2 games without DeJuan Williams is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
yards a carry a game
with DeJuan Williams
4.29
without DeJuan Williams
2.21
510
A +2.08 difference in yards a carry with DeJuan Williams vs without DeJuan Williams is a bit unusual: shuffle which games were with DeJuan Williams and it comes up 15 times in 100.
The games
with DeJuan Williamswithout DeJuan Williams
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2024 | @ Minnesota | L | 4.20 | — | |
| Nov 9, 2024 | @ Oregon | L | 2.83 | — | |
| Nov 16, 2024 | vs Rutgers | L | 4.88 | — | |
| Nov 23, 2024 | vs Iowa | L | 3.77 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2024 | @ Penn State | L | 2.32 | — | |
| Aug 30, 2025 | vs Florida Atlantic | W | 3.73 | — | |
| Sep 5, 2025 | vs Northern Illinois | W | 3.38 | — | |
| Sep 13, 2025 | vsTTowson | W | 3.62 | — | |
| Sep 20, 2025 | @ Wisconsin | W | 2.65 | — | |
| Oct 4, 2025 | vs Washington | L | 2.75 | — | |
| Oct 11, 2025 | vs Nebraska | L | 3.74 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 | @ UCLA | L | 4.88 | — | |
| Nov 1, 2025 | vs Indiana | L | 2.18 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 | @Rutgers | L | 10.52 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 | @ Illinois | L | 3.06 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 | vs Michigan | L | 2.84 | — | |
| Nov 29, 2025 | vs Michigan State (neutral) | L | 4.69 | — | |
| Sep 5, 2026 | vsHHampton | W | 9.13 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | @ UConn | W | 3.47 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs Virginia Tech | L | 3.05 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vsUCLA | L | 1.38 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | @Nebraska | L | 5.64 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Ohio State | L | 2.93 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vsRutgers | L | 4.68 | — | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | vsIllinois | L | 3.38 | — |
Method
- The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.
- 5 games in 2024 are neither with DeJuan Williams nor without DeJuan Williams: DeJuan Williams had no game for the team that season, and sit out.