Player Dossier

2012-2018

West Virginia

Will Grier

QB • 6'2" • 212 lbs • Davidson, NC, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Will Grier is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

68%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

78

High-end production for a quarterback

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Reliability

78

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

78

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · West Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
7
Program Path
Florida • West Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Player Story

Will Grier built his college career from 2012 through 2018 as a quarterback from Davidson, NC wearing No. 7, spending time with Florida and West Virginia. The clearest part of Will Grier's career was his passing...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 36
Overall
No. 100
NFL Team
Carolina Panthers

Will Grier, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · West Virginia. Will Grier is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
8,701
Passing yards
8,558
Rushing yards
143
Touchdowns
88
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2018 · West Virginia · Player Highlight

Will Grier college highlights at West Virginia.

Season
2018
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Will Grier quick answers

Latest team and position
West Virginia · QB
Career Total Offense
8,701
Tracked sample
7 unique seasons · 7 entries · 28 games
Best season
2017 Regular Season · West Virginia
Top game
Virginia Tech
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 3 · Pick 36 · Carolina Panthers
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2018 Total offense rank
3,769 total offense · QB 12th (top 4%) · Big 12 4th (top 4%) · National 12th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonFlorida00000-
2013 Regular SeasonFlorida00000-
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida00000-
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida61,3201,2041161256.1
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia00000-
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia113,6123,4901223670.5
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia113,7693,864-954069

Related Context

Will Grier played QB for Florida and West Virginia. Across 7 tracked seasons, Will Grier recorded 8,558 passing yards, 143 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with West Virginia.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

West Virginia paired 3,612 primary output with 63 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 63 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida, West Virginia.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · West Virginia

Games

11

Primary Metric / G

328.4

Efficiency

63

Usage

16.2

Consistency

87.3

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 423. East Carolina: 358. Delaware State: 326. Kansas: 398. TCU: 375. Texas Tech: 316. Baylor: 369. Oklahoma State: 285. Iowa State: 344. Kansas State: 367. Texas: 51

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 64 by 64.1. East Carolina: 29 by 72.8. Delaware State: 32 by 73.3. Kansas: 49 by 69.7. TCU: 53 by 56.4. Texas Tech: 48 by 60. Baylor: 41 by 63.7. Oklahoma State: 47 by 41.5. Iowa State: 30 by 80. Kansas State: 49 by 52.2. Texas: 9 by 59.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins354 · Games = 7 · +70.5 vs Losses
Losses283.5 · Games = 4 · -70.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

Best efficiency game

80 vs Iowa State

Result
Sat 11/18vs TexasL 14-28685075.00059.311101
Sat 11/11@ Kansas State300-yard game · 3+ TDW 28-23274637258.74252.23-5-1.7001
Sat 11/4vs Iowa State300-yard gameW 20-16202531680.021805285.60012
Sat 10/28vs Oklahoma StateL 39-50204228547.62441.550007
Sun 10/22@ Baylor300-yard game · 3+ TDW 38-36263737570.35063.74-6-1.5006
Sat 10/14vs Texas Tech300-yard game · 3+ TDW 46-35324135278.051607-36-5.1002
Sat 10/7@ TCU300-yard game · 3+ TDL 24-31254536655.63156.4891.10012
Sat 9/23@ Kansas300-yard game · 3+ TDW 56-34253934764.12169.710515.10224
Sat 9/16vs Delaware State300-yard game · 3+ TDW 59-16192730470.43173.35224.40020
Sat 9/9vs East Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TDW 56-20192535276.05072.8461.5008
Sun 9/3@ Virginia Tech300-yard game · 3+ TDL 24-31315337158.53164.111524.70014

Player Story

Will Grier story

Will Grier built his college career from 2012 through 2018 as a quarterback from Davidson, NC wearing No. 7, spending time with Florida and West Virginia. The clearest part of Will Grier's career was his passing role: 8,558 passing yards, 81 touchdown passes, 946 attempts, and 143 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 143 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida and West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Will Grier 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

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  1. 1

    Florida

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    West Virginia

    2016-2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonFlorida0
2013 Regular SeasonFlorida00
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida00
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida1,32064.117.21,320
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0-1,320
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia3,6126316.23,612
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia3,76960.312.9157

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Virginia Tech

Week 1 · L 24-31

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

423

Total Offense

78 takeover

423 total offense with 64.1 efficiency.

#2

@ Kansas

Week 4 · W 56-34 · Conference game

398

Total Offense

71.9 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

398 total offense with 69.7 efficiency.

#3

vs Tennessee

Week 4 · W 28-27 · Conference game

283

Total Offense

71.3 takeover

Win with 283 yards of offense and 50.3 efficiency.

283 total offense with 50.3 efficiency.

#4

@ Kentucky

Week 3 · W 14-9 · Conference game

186

Total Offense

67.2 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

186 total offense with 59.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Oklahoma

Week 13 · L 56-59 · Conference game

517

Total Offense

63.8 takeover

Loss with 517 yards of offense and 64.2 efficiency.

517 total offense with 64.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · West Virginia

3,612 primary output · 63 efficiency · 16.2 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · West Virginia

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3,769 primary · 60.3 efficiency · 12.9 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Florida

56.1

1,320 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 17.2 usage

Milestones

22

250+ passing yards

19

300+ total offense

20

3+ TD games

17

Above avg efficiency