Quarterback, South Carolina State (from James Madison), 2022–25
Billy Atkins
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Parkton, MD
Billy Atkins played quarterback at James Madison (2022–24) and South Carolina State (2025).
Career highs
428passing yards, career highat Norfolk State, 20254touchdown passes, career highat Norfolk State, 2025Team titles: MEAC champions, 2025
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 19 | 43 | 44.2 | 212 | 4.9 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 181 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 169 | 269 | 62.8 | 2,319 | 8.6 | 16 | 4 |
| Career | 205 | 338 | 60.7 | 2,722 | 8.1 | 19 | 9 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 14 | −13 | −0.9 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 66 | 25 | 0.4 | 1 | 22 |
| Career | 85 | 34 | 0.4 | 1 | 22 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 1 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | James Madison | 1 | QB | So. | ||
| 2024 | James Madison | 1 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | South Carolina State | 1 | QB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 215 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | James Madison | 52 | -0.02 | – | – | -1.0 | 24% |
| 2023 | James Madison | 2 | 0.28 | – | – | 0.6 | – |
| 2024 | James Madison | 26 | 0.36 | – | – | 9.3 | 19% |
| 2025 | South Carolina State (FCS) | 320 | 0.31 | 70th (n=314) | 0.24 | 100.5 | 37% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 South Carolina State 12 games, 2,319 passing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 16–15 | 17 | 33 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 10–38 | 10 | 14 | 118 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 14–63 | 18 | 28 | 151 | 0 | 0 | −5 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 24–31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Savannah State | W 49–6 | 9 | 11 | 162 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 22–16 | 10 | 21 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 51–20 | 24 | 36 | 428 | 4 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 36–30 | 21 | 32 | 363 | 1 | 1 | −5 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 42–12 | 15 | 23 | 213 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 34–27 | 24 | 36 | 314 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 28–17 | 14 | 24 | 249 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Dec 13 ✦ | vs. | W 40–38 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | −3 |
2024 James Madison 2 games, 181 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 38–7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | W 27–17 | 16 | 23 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
2023 James Madison 3 games, 10 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | at | W 20–9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 42–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 56–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
2022 James Madison 3 games, 212 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 63–7 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 12–26 | 13 | 35 | 164 | 1 | 4 | −23 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 37–3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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