Quarterback, North Carolina (from Wake Forest, Maryland, Wisconsin), 2021–⁠26

Billy Edwards

Number
No. 9
Height
6′3″
Weight
228 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Springfield, VA

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Billy Edwards plays quarterback for North Carolina, after Wake Forest (2021), Maryland (2022–⁠24) and Wisconsin (2025). Last time out, at Duke: 15 of 25, 191 yards, 1 TD; 9 carries, 20 yards. Edwards leads North Carolina in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,259 passing yards, 9 TD

Last game: 15 of 25, 191 yards, 1 TD; 9 carries, 20 yards at Duke, W 24–⁠20

Next game: vs. Syracuse, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 232TCU
  2. 244ETSU
  3. 135@CLEM
  4. 208ND
  5. 249@PITT
  6. 191@DUKE

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

373passing yards, career highvs. USC, 20243touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Notre Dame, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Michigan, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Maryland284660.93136.830
2023Maryland103033.31284.311
2024Maryland27342065.02,8816.9159
2025Wisconsin71643.81137.100
2026North Carolina9415759.91,2598.095
Career41266961.64,6947.02815

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Maryland341364.0132
2023Maryland29913.1717
2024Maryland811501.9515
2026North Carolina31260.8017
Career1754032.31332

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Wake Forest9QBYr 1
2022Maryland9QBYr 2
2023Maryland9QBYr 3
2024Maryland9QBYr 4
2025Wisconsin9QBYr 5
2026North Carolina9QBSr. (Yr 6)6′3″228

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2022Maryland770.33––25.216%0.33–
2023Maryland570.13––7.113%–0.35
2024Maryland4950.2124th (n=238)0.30103.562%0.270.23
2025Wisconsin160.16––2.6–––
2026North Carolina1850.2252nd (n=273)0.2140.653%0.20–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2026North Carolina50%8.0 yds6.6 yds11 of 15245%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026North Carolina59%4.902.200.600%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 North Carolina 6 games, 1,259 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.TCUW 15–⁠10162823200−4
Sep 12vs.East Tennessee StateW 35–⁠3152024420−3
Sep 19atClemsonL 20–⁠2813301351114
Oct 3vs.Notre DameL 26–⁠3717282083213
Oct 10atPittsburghW 21–⁠17182624922−14
Oct 17atDukeW 24–⁠2015251911020
2025 Wisconsin 2 games, 113 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠06136800–
Sep 20vs.MarylandL 10–⁠27134500–
2024 Maryland 11 games, 2,881 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.UConnW 50–⁠720273112039
Sep 7vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠2726342532113
Sep 14atVirginiaW 27–⁠1328432632012
Sep 21vs.VillanovaW 38–⁠202832328215
Sep 28atIndianaL 28–⁠42264128930−33
Oct 11vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠372851296015
Oct 19vs.USCW 29–⁠283950373210
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 23–⁠4819352010230
Nov 9atOregonL 18–⁠3922442061226
Nov 16vs.RutgersL 17–⁠3132553351128
Nov 23vs.IowaL 13–⁠2958260025
2023 Maryland 7 games, 91 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.TowsonW 38–⁠62750027
Sep 9vs.CharlotteW 38–⁠20–––––−1
Oct 7atOhio StateL 17–⁠37–––––0
Nov 4vs.Penn StateL 15–⁠5123−3014
Nov 18vs.MichiganL 24–⁠31–––––3
Nov 25atRutgersW 42–⁠24–––––8
Dec 30 ✦vs.AuburnW 31–⁠136201261050
2022 Maryland 7 games, 313 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.BuffaloW 31–⁠1011700−2
Sep 10atCharlotteW 56–⁠213333103
Sep 24atMichiganL 27–⁠3459621016
Oct 15atIndianaW 38–⁠330300053
Oct 22vs.NorthwesternW 31–⁠2418281661066
Nov 12atPenn StateL 0–⁠30010008
Dec 30 ✦vs.NC StateW 16–⁠12114500−8

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

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