Ohio State Overview
• Miyan was a productive running back who powered and sped his way to 1,555 career rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns from 2020-23
• He spent five seasons with the program and lettered three times
• He had two fine seasons with the program - 2021 and 2022 when he gained over 1,300 of his rushing yards, and then had an injury plagued 2023 that limited him to six games played and just 49 attempts and 158 rushing yards
• Played in 11 games in 2022 and earned four starts: vs. Rutgers, Northwestern, Indiana and Michigan
• Led Ohio State in rushing in 2022 with 824 yards and a team-best 14 touchdowns, and he was named third-team all-Big Ten Conference by both the coaches and the media
• Topped 100 yards rushing four times, led by a career-high 189 yards vs. Rutgers with a school-record tying five rushing touchdowns (Pete Johnson vs. North Carolina in 1975; Keith Byars vs. Illinois in 1984)
• Also topped 100 yards vs. Wisconsin (101 with two touchdowns), Northwestern (111 with two touchdowns) and Indiana (147 with one score)
• Caught five passes for 27 yards in 2022
• Had two rushes of at least 70 yards: 71 vs. Minnesota in 2021 and 70 vs. Rutgers in 2022; also has a 48-yard run (vs. Indiana in 2022)
• Rushed for 508 yards in 2021 and averaged 7.2 yards per carry
• Made first collegiate start vs. Minnesota in the 2021 season opener and had his first 100-yard game with 125 yards, including a 71-yard TD run
• Also gained 117 yards vs. Purdue and enters 2023 with six 100-yard games
• Had rushing touchdowns in wins vs. Indiana and Michigan State
• Caught nine passes for 74 yards with high games of 3-38 vs. Oregon and 3-16 vs. Michigan State
• Played in four games as a true freshman in 2020 and totaled 64 yards on 10 carries
• In the CFP Semifinals at the Sugar Bowl vs. Clemson, averaged 7.0 yards per carry (three carries, 21 yards and a season-long run of 15 yards)
• Off the field, he was a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic all-Big Ten honoree who is majoring in human development and family science
Honors & Awards
2022: Third-team all-Big Ten Conference (coaches and media ballots), Academic all-Big Ten Conference
2021: OSU Scholar-Athlete; Academic all-Big Ten Conference
2020: OSU Scholar-Athlete
More on Miyan
• A top-15 rated player in the state of Ohio who was a consensus three-star prospect
• Rated as 247Sports’ No. 27 running back
• Named the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Southwest District Division II offensive player of the year
• Rushed for 5,823 yards and 68 touchdowns in his career at Winton Woods, which is No. 31 on the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s all-time career rushing list
• Had 992 yards and 10 touchdowns during his senior season
• 33 carries for 156 yards and three TDs in a 26-21 win over eventual state champion La Salle
• Was the 2018 Ohio Mr. Football runner-up as a junior in 2018
• Is the son of Miltonia Ray
2023 Ohio State Football Roster
Williams, Miyan
Jersey Number 3
Miyan Williams
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 226
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Last School:
- Winton Woods
- Year:
- Senior
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