Marquise Williams

Marquise Williams
North Carolina Tar Heels No. 12
Position Quarterback
Class Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Mallard Creek High School
Personal information
Date of birth October 5, 1992
Place of birth Charlotte, North Carolina
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • UNC school record for total yards in a game (469)
Stats at ESPN.com

Marquise Williams (born October 5, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Early years

Williams attended Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a senior he threw for 3,034 yards with 45 touchdowns and rushed for 1,147 yards and 19 touchdowns. Williams was a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and was ranked as the ninth best dual-threat quarterback in his class.[1]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Marquise Williams
QB		 Charlotte, NC Mallard Creek HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 4.75 Jun 7, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16 (QB), 263 (National)   Rivals: 9 (QB), 247 (National), 11 (NC)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

After redshirting in 2011, Williams appeared in nine games as Bryn Renner's backup as a redshirt freshman in 2012. He passed for 127 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 186 yards with three touchdowns. Williams entered his sophomore season in 2013 as Renners backup. After Renner suffered an injury that caused him to miss the rest of the season, Williams became the starter.[2][3] Against Old Dominion, he set the school record for total yards in a game with 469.[4] In total he appeared in 12 games with six starts, completing 126 of 217 passes for 1,698 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions. He also led the team in rushing yards with 536, becoming the first quarterback to lead North Carolina in rushing since Gayle Bomar in 1968.[5] Williams entered his junior season in 2014 as the starter.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Rivals.com
  2. ↑ Bryn Renner to UNC quarterback Marquise Williams: This is your team now
  3. ↑ UVa. at UNC: With Renner gone, all eyes on Marquise Williams
  4. ↑ North Carolina pours points on Old Dominion in historic blowout
  5. ↑ UNC QB Williams confident, ready to get throwing
  6. ↑ UNC coach Larry Fedora says Marquise Williams is starting quarterback

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