Marquise Williams is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for North Carolina. Marquise's 2014 season ranks in the 13th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 582 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 2021 | 690 | 0.476 | 10.1 | 328.3 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 2021 | 647 | 0.556 | 11.8 | 359.6 |
| Trace McSorley | Penn State | 2017 | 626 | 0.513 | 12.7 | 321.0 |
| Casey Thompson | Nebraska | 2021 | 666 | 0.528 | 12.6 | 351.4 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsLiberty | W56-29 | — | 19/29 | 169 | 2 | 2 | 77.7 | 52 | 2 | 0.27 |
| 2 | vsSan Diego State | W31-27 | 1.0 | 20/29 | 255 | 2 | 0 | 79.3 | 63 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 4 | @East Carolina | L41-70 | 8.5 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
| Season | Team | Line value | WEPA/play | YoY Δ | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | North Carolina | 7.5 | 0.389 | — | 256.6 |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 8.3 | 0.476 | +0.09 | 240.2 |
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 25/37 · Pass Yds 198 · Pass TD 1 · INT 0
| 14/25 |
| 127 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 16.7 |
| 37 |
| 0 |
| -0.13 |
| 5 | @Clemson | L35-50 | 18.1 | 24/38 | 345 | 4 | 1 | 40.3 | -3 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 6 | vsVirginia Tech | L17-34 | 7.8 | 17/33 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 35.6 | 94 | 0 | -0.02 |
| 7 | @Notre Dame | L43-50 | 10.8 | 24/41 | 303 | 2 | 1 | 73.7 | 132 | 1 | 0.47 |
| 8 | vsGeorgia Tech | W48-43 | 11.2 | 38/47 | 390 | 4 | 1 | 88.4 | 73 | 1 | 0.51 |
| 9 | @Virginia | W28-27 | 4.0 | 15/28 | 259 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 49 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 10 | @Miami | L20-47 | 13.9 | 22/32 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 10.6 | 9 | 2 | -0.03 |
| 12 | vsPittsburgh | W40-35 | 14.1 | 23/40 | 276 | 1 | 0 | 85.2 | 122 | 3 | 0.44 |
| 13 | @Duke | W45-20 | 7.0 | 18/27 | 276 | 2 | 0 | 74.2 | 98 | 2 | 0.46 |
| 14 | vsNC State | L7-35 | 8.1 | 11/22 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 19.4 | 11 | 0 | -0.11 |
| 1 | vsRutgers | L21-40 | -1.5 | 25/37 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 55.3 | 51 | 1 | 0.09 |