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, 2025

Team titles: MEAC champions, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022James Madison194344.22124.925
2023James Madison1250.0105.000
2024James Madison162466.71817.510
2025South Carolina State16926962.82,3198.6164
Career20533860.72,7228.1199

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022James Madison14−13−0.9012
2023James Madison3165.3011
2024James Madison263.003
2025South Carolina State66250.4122
Career85340.4122

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022James Madison1QBFr.
2023James Madison1QBSo.
2024James Madison1QBJr.
2025South Carolina State1QBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022James Madison52-0.02––-1.024%
2023James Madison20.28––0.6–
2024James Madison260.36––9.319%
2025South Carolina State (FCS)3200.3170th (n=314)0.24100.537%

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.WoffordW 16–⁠1517331750018
Sep 6atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠38101411800−9
Sep 20atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠63182815100−5
Sep 27atCharleston SouthernL 24–⁠3102000−7
Oct 4vs.Savannah StateW 49–⁠691116230–
Oct 11atNorth Carolina A&TW 22–⁠1610211012023
Oct 25atNorfolk StateW 51–⁠20243642841−2
Nov 1vs.Morgan StateW 36–⁠30213236311−5
Nov 8vs.HowardW 42–⁠121523213110
Nov 14atNorth Carolina CentralW 34–⁠272436314315
Nov 22atDelaware StateW 28–⁠1714242492010
Dec 13 ✦vs.Prairie View A&MW 40–⁠38794500−3
2024 James Madison 2 games, 181 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 9vs.Georgia StateW 38–⁠701000–
Dec 18 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 27–⁠171623181106
2023 James Madison 3 games, 10 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 19atMarshallW 20–⁠9121000−1
Nov 4atGeorgia StateW 42–⁠14–––––6
Nov 25atCoastal CarolinaW 56–⁠14–––––11
2022 James Madison 3 games, 212 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10vs.Norfolk StateW 63–⁠7674810–
Oct 22vs.MarshallL 12–⁠26133516414−23
Nov 12atOld DominionW 37–⁠30100110

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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