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Marquise Williams
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-05) October 5, 1992 (age 31)
Shelby, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:North Carolina
Position:Quarterback
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-ACC (2014, 2015)

Marquise Javon Williams (born October 5, 1992) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina. Williams was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers.

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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "North Carolina Commit List for 2011". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Football Recruiting: North Carolina". Scout.com. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  • "RecruitTracker 2011: North Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

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 Renner's 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] He passed for 3,068 yards with 21 passing touchdowns and added 13 rushing touchdowns.

Williams returned as a starter and team captain his senior year in 2015, leading the Tar Heels to the ACC Coastal Division title and the ACC Championship Game. Over the course of the season, Williams passed for 3,072 yards, 24 passing touchdowns and rushed for 13 touchdowns. Against Duke University, Williams had a historic performance. He threw for 494 passing yards, a school record passing yards, threw for four touchdowns, and rushed for another touchdown.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m) 		218 lb
(99 kg) 		4.81 s 1.71 s 2.75 s 4.37 s 7.00 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
All values are from Pro Day[8]

Green Bay Packers

Williams was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 26, 2016.[9] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Marquise Williams".
  2. ^ Bryn Renner to UNC quarterback Marquise Williams: This is your team now
  3. ^ Harold GutmannHerald-Sun (November 9, 2013). "UVa. at UNC: With Renner gone, all eyes on Marquise Williams". The Herald-Sun.
  4. ^ Times-News. "North Carolina pours points on Old Dominion in historic blowout". The Times.
  5. ^ Harold GutmannHerald-Sun (July 20, 2014). "UNC QB Williams confident, ready to get throwing". The Herald-Sun.
  6. ^ "UNC coach Larry Fedora says Marquise Williams is starting quarterback". newsobserver.
  7. ^ "Williams, Tar Heels dominate rival Blue Devils 66-31". ESPN.
  8. ^ "Marquise Williams - North Carolina, QB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Packers sign QB Marquise Williams". Packers.com. May 26, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

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