Marquise Williams is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for North Carolina. Marquise's 2015 season ranks in the 33th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 492 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 2022 | 509 | 0.635 | 12.4 | 323.0 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 2021 | 690 | 0.476 | 10.1 | 328.3 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 2021 | 647 | 0.556 | 11.8 | 359.6 |
| Trace McSorley | Penn State | 2017 | 626 | 0.513 | 12.7 | 321.0 |
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 | vsSouth Carolina | L13-17 | 3.4 | 19/31 | 232 | 1 | 3 | 15.1 | 9 | 0 | -0.02 |
| 2 | vsNorth Carolina A&T | W53-14 | — | 15/20 | 211 |
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 22/36 · Pass Yds 243 · Pass TD 3 · INT 1
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 98.9 |
| 53 |
| 1 |
| 0.81 |
| 3 | vsIllinois | W48-14 | 2.7 | 17/24 | 203 | 3 | 1 | 86.4 | 105 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 4 | vsDelaware | W41-14 | — | 6/12 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 60.3 | 31 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 5 | @Georgia Tech | W38-31 | 9.0 | 13/24 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 95.3 | 148 | 2 | 0.37 |
| 7 | vsWake Forest | W50-14 | -4.5 | 14/20 | 282 | 3 | 2 | 85.6 | 59 | 1 | 0.68 |
| 8 | vsVirginia | W26-13 | 1.4 | 21/26 | 226 | 0 | 1 | 65.8 | 71 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 9 | @Pittsburgh | W26-19 | 11.1 | 14/23 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 87.7 | 52 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 10 | vsDuke | W66-31 | 3.4 | 23/35 | 494 | 4 | 0 | 92.8 | 30 | 1 | 0.87 |
| 11 | vsMiami | W59-21 | 11.0 | 12/17 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 73.4 | 101 | 3 | 0.46 |
| 12 | @Virginia Tech | W30-27 | 11.4 | 13/26 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 43.3 | 74 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 13 | @NC State | W45-34 | 9.6 | 19/30 | 174 | 1 | 1 | 64.4 | 53 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 14 | vsClemson | L37-45 | 24.0 | 11/33 | 224 | 3 | 1 | 27.0 | 81 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 1 | vsBaylor | L38-49 | 19.5 | 22/36 | 243 | 3 | 1 | 83.3 | 81 | 2 | 0.34 |