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Josh Williams Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #18

Running Back · 5' 9", 210 lbs · Houston, TX · Age 25

Josh Williams is a Running Back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he ran for 11 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #18 · Running Back

Josh Williams

Season avg11 rush yds · 0 td · 0 rec

Career avg11 rush yds · 0 td · 0 rec

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

11rush yds

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Scouting report

Josh Williams — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Josh Williams is a Running Back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he ran for 11 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

Rushing

Receiving

C-

Scoring

Rushing volume

Average · offense

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Scoring

Solid · offense

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Receiving

Average · offense

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All-purpose

Average · offense

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Volume share

Average · offense

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Act II

Where Josh Williams stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1359 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

3Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Josh Williams — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Rushing

11 YDS

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Scoring

0 TD

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Receiving

0 YDS

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All-purpose

11 YDS

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The engine

How the model sees Josh Williams

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

rush yds

11–12

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rec

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rec yds

0–0

games

3–3

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the rush yds line vs last season

Last season 11 → projected 11 rush yds

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.2 rush yds

Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 3

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Josh Williams career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rush	TD	Rec	Rec yds	Scrim
2025	3	11	0			11
Career	3	11	0	0	0	11

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Tyrone Tracy Jr. 99%Kene Nwangwu 99%Julius Chestnut 99%Travis Homer 98%British Brooks 97%Jaylen Wright 96%

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Context

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

75off index

76def index

+17net

64%playoff odds

59roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B- (75), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 59, pass rush 53, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Josh Williams

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-06-09

The beginning

Josh Williams is a Running Back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Josh Williams is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has rushed for 11 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 0 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 11 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 0 receptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Williams goes from here.

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Williams's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 747: Josh Williams / RB / LSU / 2022 / Full Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 210 lbs
Born: Houston, TX
Age: 25
Jersey: #18

Background

Josh Williams is from Houston, TX and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays running back at 5' 9", 210 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has run for 11 yards and 0 touchdowns while adding 0 catches. Williams is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Josh Williams is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 11 scrimmage yards and 0 rushing touchdowns over his 2025 rookie season.

Rushing11 career rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

Best seasonRan for 11 yards in 2025.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Josh Williams — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Josh Williams, answered.

What position does Josh Williams play?

Josh Williams is a Running Back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

When was Josh Williams drafted?

Josh Williams entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Josh Williams played?

1 (2025).

What are Josh Williams's career stats?

He has rushed for 11 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 0 passes.

Josh Williams career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Josh Williams Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #18

Josh Williams — the report card

Where Josh Williams stands

Josh Williams — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Josh Williams

Josh Williams career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

The Ballad of Josh Williams

The beginning

true

Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Josh Williams — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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