Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Buffalo
Quian Williams
WR • 6'0" • 193 lbs • Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Quian Williams reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan • Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
Quian Williams built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Oklahoma City, OK wearing No. 3, spending time with Buffalo and Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Quian Williams' career was...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Quian Williams, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Buffalo. Quian Williams reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,581
- Receptions
- 199
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Quian Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,581
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Southmoore · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Southmoore · 9 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 713 receiving yards · WR 104th (top 10%) · Mid-American 13th (top 8%) · National 108th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 73.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 50 | 593 | 5 | 73.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 24 | 372 | 2 | 66.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 64 | 835 | 2 | 85.2 |
| 2022 Postseason | Buffalo | 12 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 76.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 54 | 613 | 4 | 76.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan to Buffalo | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 14.1 | Jan 22, 2021 |
Quian Williams played WR for Eastern Michigan and Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Quian Williams recorded 15 passing yards, 2 rushing yards, and 2,581 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 835 primary output with 75.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 74.6 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Eastern Michigan, Buffalo.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2022 Postseason · Buffalo
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
59.4
Efficiency
74.6
Usage
22.8
Consistency
69.2
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 100. Maryland: 28. Holy Cross: 105. Coastal Carolina: 62. Eastern Michigan: 99. Miami (OH): 77. Bowling Green: 33. Massachusetts: 9. Toledo: 37. Ohio: 64. Central Michigan: 36. Kent State: 63
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. Georgia Southern: 5 by 100. Maryland: 3 by 62.2. Holy Cross: 8 by 87.5. Coastal Carolina: 8 by 51.7. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 100. Miami (OH): 7 by 73.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 100. Massachusetts: 3 by 20. Toledo: 5 by 49.3. Ohio: 6 by 71.1. Central Michigan: 3 by 80. Kent State: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins59.2 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses59.7 · Games = 6 · +0.5 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
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Georgia Southern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/27 | vs Georgia Southern100 receiving yards | W 23-21 | — | 5 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Kent State | L 27-30 | — | 4 | 63 | 13.4 | 15.80 | 0 | 29 |
| Thu 11/10 | @ Central Michigan | L 27-31 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| Tue 11/1 | @ Ohio | L 24-45 | — | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Toledo | W 34-27 | — | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Massachusetts | W 34-7 | — | 3 | 9 | 1.8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Bowling Green | W 38-7 | — | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Miami (OH) | W 24-20 | — | 7 | 77 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 50-31 | — | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 1 | 59 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Coastal CarolinaHigh volume | L 26-38 | — | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Holy Cross100 receiving yards · High volume | L 31-37 | — | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 1 | 59 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Maryland | L 10-31 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 10 |
Player Story
Quian Williams story
Quian Williams built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Oklahoma City, OK wearing No. 3, spending time with Buffalo and Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Quian Williams' career was his receiving role: 199 catches, 2,581 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 2 rushing yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Buffalo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 15 passing yards, 2 rushing yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo and Eastern Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Quian Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Eastern Michigan
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Buffalo
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 661 | 80.5 | 18.3 | 661 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 661 | 80.5 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 372 | 82.2 | 21.9 | -289 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 835 | 75.7 | 29.7 | 463 |
| 2022 Postseason | Buffalo | 713 | 74.6 | 22.8 | -122 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 713 | 74.6 | 22.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Old Dominion
Week 4 · W 35-34
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
134
Receiving Yards
99.8 takeover
134 receiving yards with a 99.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs Central Connecticut
Week 4 · W 34-29
115
Receiving Yards
98.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 95.8 efficiency score.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 4 · W 50-31 · Conference game
99
Receiving Yards
98.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 5 · L 17-24 · Conference game
119
Receiving Yards
96.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Holy Cross
Week 2 · L 31-37
105
Receiving Yards
95.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
105 receiving yards with a 87.5 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Buffalo
835 primary output · 75.7 efficiency · 29.7 usage
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#2
2022 Postseason · Buffalo
76.3
713 primary · 74.6 efficiency · 22.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Buffalo
76.3
713 primary · 74.6 efficiency · 22.8 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
9
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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