Will Grier, 2018
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Quarterback, West Virginia (from Florida), 2012–⁠18

Will Grier

Number
No. 7
Height
6′2″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Davidson, NC
Born
Apr 3, 1995, in Davidson, North Carolina

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Will Grier played quarterback at Florida (2012–⁠15) and West Virginia (2016–⁠18). He finished fourth in the 2018 Heisman vote. The Carolina Panthers took Grier in round 3, No. 100 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,864
Passing yards, 2018 (West Virginia, 8–⁠4)
Best game
539 yards
Vs. Oklahoma, week 13, 2018: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2018
Drafted
No. 100
Round 3, 2019 NFL Draft (Carolina Panthers)

Career highs

539passing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20185touchdown passes, career highfive times; last vs. Kansas State, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highat Kansas, 2017

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Florida10616165.81,2047.5103
2017West Virginia25038864.43,4909.03412
2018West Virginia26639767.03,8649.7378
Career62294665.88,5589.08123

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Florida361163.2238
2017West Virginia631221.9224
2018West Virginia49−95−1.9315
Career1481431.0738

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2012Florida7QB
2013Florida7QB
2014Florida7QBRS
2015Florida7QBFr.
2016West Virginia7QBSo.
2017West Virginia7QBJr.
2018West Virginia7QBSr.6′2″212

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
2015Florida1960.3475th (n=151)0.2466.447%0.43–
2017West Virginia3920.2448th (n=160)0.2595.548%0.270.09
2018West Virginia3880.3682nd (n=160)0.26141.648%0.45–

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

2018 West Virginia 11 games, 3,864 passing yards, 37 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.TennesseeW 40–⁠142534429500
Sep 8vs.Youngstown StateW 52–⁠17212633241−3
Sep 22vs.Kansas StateW 35–⁠6253535652−4
Sep 29atTexas TechW 42–⁠34274137030−11
Oct 6vs.KansasW 38–⁠22284133243−9
Oct 13atIowa StateL 14–⁠30111510011−38
Oct 25vs.BaylorW 58–⁠14172735330−7
Nov 3atTexasW 42–⁠412842346302
Nov 10vs.TCUW 47–⁠102539343312
Nov 17atOklahoma StateL 41–⁠45274836420−5
Nov 23vs.OklahomaL 56–⁠59324953940−22
2017 West Virginia 11 games, 3,490 passing yards, 34 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Virginia TechL 24–⁠3131533713152
Sep 9vs.East CarolinaW 56–⁠201925352506
Sep 16vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠1619273043122
Sep 23atKansasW 56–⁠3425393472151
Oct 7atTCUL 24–⁠312545366319
Oct 14vs.Texas TechW 46–⁠35324135251−36
Oct 21atBaylorW 38–⁠36263737550−6
Oct 28vs.Oklahoma StateL 39–⁠502042285240
Nov 4vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠1620253162128
Nov 11atKansas StateW 28–⁠23274637242−5
Nov 18vs.TexasL 14–⁠286850001
2015 Florida 6 games, 1,204 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.New Mexico StateW 61–⁠1316181662043
Sep 12vs.East CarolinaW 31–⁠2410171512110
Sep 19atKentuckyW 14–⁠913221250161
Sep 26vs.TennesseeW 28–⁠272342283210
Oct 3vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠10242927140−8
Oct 10atMissouriW 21–⁠320332080010

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′2½″
Weight217 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan75⅛″W
40-yard dash4.84 s
10-yard split1.68 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′4″
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2019Carolina Panthers228522280422

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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