Marquise Williams
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Quarterback, North Carolina, 2011–⁠15

Marquise Williams

Number
No. 12
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Charlotte, NC
Born
Oct 5, 1992, in Shelby, North Carolina

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Marquise Williams played quarterback at North Carolina (2011–⁠15).

At a glance

Best season
3,072
Passing yards, 2015 (North Carolina, 11–⁠3)
Best game
494 yards
Vs. Duke, week 10, 2015: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

494passing yards, career highvs. Duke, 20155touchdown passes, career highvs. Old Dominion, 2013148rushing yards, career highat Georgia Tech, 20153rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Miami, 2015

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2012North Carolina101758.81277.510
2013North Carolina12621758.11,6987.8156
2014North Carolina27042863.13,0687.2219
2015North Carolina21935761.33,0728.62410
Career6251,01961.37,9657.86125

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012North Carolina291866.4323
2013North Carolina1115364.8628
2014North Carolina1937884.11352
2015North Carolina1589486.01346
Career4912,4585.03552

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011North Carolina12QB
2012North Carolina12QB
2013North Carolina12QB
2014North Carolina12QB
2015North Carolina12QB6′2″

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
2013North Carolina2830.2565th (n=144)0.2271.237%0.240.13
2014North Carolina6160.2554th (n=147)0.24156.461%0.370.44
2015North Carolina5090.3784th (n=151)0.24189.354%0.410.39

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.

Game by game

2015 North Carolina 14 games, 3,072 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.South CarolinaL 13–⁠171931232139
Sep 12vs.North Carolina A&TW 53–⁠1415202112053
Sep 19vs.IllinoisW 48–⁠14172420331105
Sep 26vs.DelawareW 41–⁠14612650031
Oct 3atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠31132413400148
Oct 17vs.Wake ForestW 50–⁠1414202823259
Oct 24vs.VirginiaW 26–⁠1321262260171
Oct 29atPittsburghW 26–⁠1914232702052
Nov 7vs.DukeW 66–⁠3123354944030
Nov 14vs.MiamiW 59–⁠21121710910101
Nov 21atVirginia TechW 30–⁠2713262051074
Nov 28atNC StateW 45–⁠3419301741153
Dec 5vs.ClemsonL 37–⁠4511332243181
Dec 29 ✦vs.BaylorL 38–⁠4922362433181
2014 North Carolina 13 games, 3,068 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.LibertyW 56–⁠2919291692252
Sep 6vs.San Diego StateW 31–⁠2720292552063
Sep 20atEast CarolinaL 41–⁠7014251270137
Sep 27atClemsonL 35–⁠50243834541−3
Oct 4vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠3417331871094
Oct 11atNotre DameL 43–⁠50244130321132
Oct 18vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠4338473904173
Oct 25atVirginiaW 28–⁠2715282592149
Nov 1atMiamiL 20–⁠472232186019
Nov 15vs.PittsburghW 40–⁠35234027610122
Nov 20atDukeW 45–⁠2018272762098
Nov 29vs.NC StateL 7–⁠351122970111
Dec 26 ✦vs.RutgersL 21–⁠4025371981051
2013 North Carolina 11 games, 1,698 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠27–––––2
Sep 7vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠2011151010
Oct 5atVirginia TechL 17–⁠2723352772256
Oct 17vs.MiamiL 23–⁠2747981127
Oct 26vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠1048551055
Nov 2atNC StateW 27–⁠19815921051
Nov 9vs.VirginiaW 45–⁠1415281852146
Nov 16atPittsburghW 34–⁠2715271730079
Nov 23vs.Old DominionW 80–⁠2020274095060
Nov 30vs.DukeL 25–⁠27173622312104
Dec 28 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 39–⁠1719331711046
2012 North Carolina 8 games, 186 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.ElonW 62–⁠056270043
Sep 22vs.East CarolinaW 27–⁠6–––––26
Sep 29vs.IdahoW 66–⁠037571061
Oct 6vs.Virginia TechW 48–⁠34–––––15
Oct 20atDukeL 30–⁠331139001
Oct 27vs.NC StateW 43–⁠35–––––0
Nov 15atVirginiaW 37–⁠131240040
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 45–⁠3801000–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height6′1⅞″
Weight218 lb
Arm length34″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.71 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′3″
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2017–⁠18CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders
2019AAFAtlanta Legends *
2019AAFSan Antonio Commanders
2020XFLNew York Guardians

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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