Player Dossier

2008-2010

Wake Forest

Marshall Williams

WR • 6'1" • Durham, NC, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Marshall Williams reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

29%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

77

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

64

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Wake Forest
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Player Story

Marshall Williams built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Durham, NC wearing No. 8, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Marshall Williams' career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.7889

Rock Bridge · Columbia, MO

Committed To
Wake Forest
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Marshall Williams, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Marshall Williams reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,529
Receptions
110
Touchdowns
12

Quick Answers

Marshall Williams quick answers

Latest team and position
Wake Forest · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,529
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Top game
NC State
Recruit profile
2-star · Rock Bridge · Wake Forest
High school pipeline
Rock Bridge · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 8 · Class 2010
2010 Receiving yards rank
272 receiving yards · WR 331st (top 41%) · ACC 41st (top 23%) · National 416th (top 25%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2008 PostseasonWake Forest1117053.7
2008 Regular SeasonWake Forest1125383253.7
2009 Regular SeasonWake Forest1260867679.5
2010 Regular SeasonWake Forest1024272448.7

Related Context

Marshall Williams played WR for Wake Forest. Across 3 tracked seasons, Marshall Williams recorded 174 passing yards, 7 rushing yards, and 1,529 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Wake Forest.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Wake Forest paired 867 primary output with 83.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 83.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2010 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2009 Regular Season · Wake Forest

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

72.3

Efficiency

83.4

Usage

21.2

Consistency

64.1

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 42. Stanford: 14. Elon: 93. Boston College: 180. NC State: 72. Maryland: 71. Clemson: 13. Navy: 29. Miami: 81. Georgia Tech: 111. Florida State: 42. Duke: 119

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 4 by 70. Stanford: 2 by 46.7. Elon: 2 by 100. Boston College: 12 by 100. NC State: 6 by 80. Maryland: 6 by 78.9. Clemson: 2 by 43.3. Navy: 2 by 96.7. Miami: 5 by 100. Georgia Tech: 8 by 92.5. Florida State: 3 by 93.3. Duke: 8 by 99.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins73.8 · Games = 5 · +2.7 vs Losses
Losses71.1 · Games = 7 · -2.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Boston College

Best efficiency game

100 vs Miami

Result
Sat 11/28@ Duke100 receiving yards · High volumeW 45-34811914.914.90151
Sat 11/14vs Florida StateL 28-413421414028
Sat 11/7@ Georgia Tech100 receiving yards · High volumeL 27-30811113.913.90036
Sat 10/31vs MiamiL 27-2858114.716.20043
Sat 10/24@ NavyL 10-132299.714.50017
Sat 10/17@ ClemsonL 3-382134.36.5009
Sat 10/10vs MarylandW 42-3267111.811.80119
Sat 10/3vs NC State2+ TDW 30-246721212220
Sat 9/26@ Boston College100 receiving yards · High volumeL 24-27121801515138
Sat 9/19vs ElonW 35-729346.546.50180
Sat 9/12vs StanfordW 24-172147708
Sat 9/5vs BaylorL 21-2444210.510.50019

Player Story

Marshall Williams story

Marshall Williams built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Durham, NC wearing No. 8, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Marshall Williams' career was his receiving role: 110 catches, 1,529 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 7 rushing yards across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 174 passing yards and 7 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marshall Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Wake Forest

    2008-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonWake Forest3907712.5
2008 Regular SeasonWake Forest3907712.50
2009 Regular SeasonWake Forest86783.421.2477
2010 Regular SeasonWake Forest27266.316.8-595

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ NC State

Week 12 · L 17-21 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

116

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Boston College

Week 4 · L 24-27 · Conference game

180

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

180 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Maryland

Week 9 · L 14-62 · Conference game

62

Receiving Yards

93.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

62 receiving yards with a 82.7 efficiency score.

#4

@ Duke

Week 13 · W 45-34 · Conference game

119

Receiving Yards

86.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

119 receiving yards with a 99.2 efficiency score.

#5

@ Georgia Tech

Week 10 · L 27-30 · Conference game

111

Receiving Yards

84.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

111 receiving yards with a 92.5 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Wake Forest

867 primary output · 83.4 efficiency · 21.2 usage

79.5

#2

2008 Postseason · Wake Forest

53.7

390 primary · 77 efficiency · 12.5 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Wake Forest

53.7

390 primary · 77 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games