Damian Williams: QB · Texas State · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Damian Williams
Operates within the system without forcing anything. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dan Mullen and Everett Withers. On tape: 321 passing yards and 2 passing TD against New Mexico State, Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Checkdown vs gunslinger · 3rd-and-long
Where the completions actually land
43.3% completion on 3rd-and-8+, but only 10.8% conversion-per-dropback — 69.2% of completions land short of the sticks.
Where completions land is fact — whether incompletions were aimed deep is intent, not recorded here, so this card counts completions only. checkdown by design
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texas State | 194 | 333 | 58.3% | 2,061 | 6.2 | 12 | 9 | 116.7 | 29 |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 31 | 47 | 66.0% | 272 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 128.6 | -- |
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 14 | 23 | 60.9% | 155 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 160.5 | -- |
| Career | 239 | 403 | 59.3% | 2,488 | 6.2 | 17 | 9 | 120.6 | 29 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texas State | 115 | 113 | 1.0 | 5 | 30 |
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 19 | 99 | 5.2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 29 |
| Career | 150 | 275 | 1.8 | 6 | 30 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-11vs Houston Christian | 18/28 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 38.3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-37@ Colorado | 6/16 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 4.5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-20vs App State | 23/35 | 260 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 | 57.0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-44vs UTSA | 9/24 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 70.9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-45@ Wyoming | 10/19 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 14.1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-45vs UL Monroe | 13/24 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 33.3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-24@ Louisiana | 2/7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-7@ Coastal Carolina | 27/38 | 269 | 2 | 1 | 7.1 | 67.9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-45vs New Mexico State | 31/47 | 321 | 2 | 1 | 6.8 | 42.6 | Season-high 321 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 30-33vs Georgia State | 35/55 | 315 | 3 | 1 | 5.7 | 42.7 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 12 | L 12-30@ Arkansas State | 8/23 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 23.8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-62@ Troy | 12/17 | 136 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 22.6 | |
| Total | 194/333 | 2061 | 12 | 9 | 6.2 | — |
Week 9 · 2017
W 27-7
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 224 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 119 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 131 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 229 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Everett Withers
Pass share
44.2%
374 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
70.6
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
333 pass attempts and 115 carries in 12 games, about as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Mississippi State and Texas State, 2,488 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dan Mullen and Everett Withers.
