Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/20Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (5.0%).
No starts in Marshall’s last 4 games.
Zion Turner started Marshall’s last game, W 36-23 at Old Dominion, Oct 31.
Marshall’s next game: at Georgia Southern, Sat Nov 7, 3:30 p.m. ET
Penn State · L 0-45
No pass attempts.
South Alabama · W 20-13
No pass attempts.
Old Dominion · W 36-23
23 yards
The other 5 games average 20 yards. This one was 3 above.
Wilkins has pass attempts in 6 of Marshall’s 8 games: none against Penn State and South Alabama.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
This week
- RecordMarshall is 5-3.
- Fans after South Alabama
Wilkins looks good so far. Just hold onto the football please.
Marshall fan
Worth knowing
- Khalil Wilkins has 39.8 rushing yards a game at home, 24.2 on the road.
Khalil Wilkins
Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Rich Rodriguez and Tony Gibson.
122 passing yards · 0 passing TD · 256 rushing yards
Style of play
Style of play
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
The latest game
Against Old Dominion on Oct. 31: 1 of 1 for 23 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 7 of 14 for 122 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 36-23 at Old Dominion1 of 1, 23 yds
- W 20-13 vs South Alabama0 of 0, 0 yds
- L 21-27 vs Coastal Carolina1 of 4, 28 yds
- L 17-45 at James Madison0 of 1, 0 yds
- W 36-35 vs Gardner-Webb1 of 1, 27 yds
- W 30-24 at Missouri State1 of 1, 21 yds
- W 28-26 vs Middle Tennessee3 of 6, 23 yds
- L 0-45 at Penn State0 of 0, 0 yds
a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost
completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 122 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 123.2 |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 16 | 36 | 44.4% | 185 | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 85.7 |
| Career | 23 | 50 | 46.0% | 307 | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 96.2 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 41 | 256 | 6.2 | 0 | 32 |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 58 | 243 | 4.2 | 2 | 22 |
| Career | 99 | 499 | 5.0 | 2 | 32 |
Last game (Wk 9): 23 passing yards.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | Carried 2 times, no pass attempts | — | 0 | |||||||
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | Left in Q3 | 3/6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 1/1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | -- | 0 | 39 | ||
| Wk 4 | W 36-35vs Gardner-Webb | 1/1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | -- | 0 | 25 | ||
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 37 | ||
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | Out after Q3 | 1/4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 13.1 | 0 | 45 | Season-high 28 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | Carried 8 times, no pass attempts | — | 69 | |||||||
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | Came on in Q3 | 1/1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | -- | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 7/14 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | — | 0 | 256 | |||
Signature game
Week 8 · 2026
W 20-13
69 rush yds (8 car)
A close one, won by 7 at home.
With C. Heimbach — 50.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20 · Z. Turner — 181 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.8 · 45 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · James Madison · 4th and 17 · Q4 · EPA +4.49Turner to Wilkins: a 33-yard pass.
- Week 6 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.23K.Wilkins rush right for 32 yards gain (J.Wayne; D.Wesolak)
- Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.19C.Del Rio-Wilson pass complete short middle to K.Wilkins for 16 yards (J.Ravenell; N.Lucas)
- Week 5 · James Madison · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +3.13K.Wilkins rush right for 24 yards gain (K.Roberts)
- Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 2nd and 17 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Wilkins to Tamarez: a 27-yard pass.
- Week 9 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.38K.Wilkins pass complete deep left to C.Culliver caught at MU 39, for 23 yards to the MU 40 (D.Iles)
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.04Wilkins to McLaurin: a 28-yard pass.
- Week 5 · James Madison · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.93C.Del Rio-Wilson pass complete short right to K.Wilkins for 29 yards (G.Weathersby; T.McGill)
- Week 2 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.70Wilkins to Turner-Bradshaw: a 10-yard pass.
- Week 6 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.68K.Wilkins sacked for loss of 11 yards (M.Toney, J.Wayne)
Where he ranks
| Stat | His | Nation | Sun Belt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 122 | 225th of 370 | 27th of 38 |
| Yards an attempt | 8.7 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 123.2 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 50.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 256 | 43rd of 370 | 4th of 38 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 14 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
All Sun Belt quarterbacks
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Owens | 1,940 | 11 | 6 | 233 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Deuce Bailey | 1,935 | 19 | 6 | 236 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Max Johnson | 1,928 | 11 | 2 | 279 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Malachi Singleton | 1,915 | 9 | 4 | 237 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Camden Coleman | 1,743 | 16 | 4 | 238 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Lunch Winfield | 1,457 | 6 | 5 | 196 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Cameran Brown | 1,356 | 14 | 5 | 166 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Blake Baker | 1,327 | 13 | 1 | 149 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Landry Lyddy | 1,326 | 8 | 4 | 201 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Aidan Armenta | 1,316 | 9 | 3 | 187 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Jared Hollins | 1,195 | 9 | 4 | 156 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Will Crowder | 1,162 | 9 | 5 | 183 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 1,080 | 6 | 5 | 148 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Quinn Henicle | 648 | 4 | 4 | 98 | 6.6 |
| 15 | Zion Turner | 608 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 6.6 |
| 16 | Jaxon Potter | 495 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Trey Kukuk | 494 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 6.5 |
| 18 | Ayden Pereira | 463 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 6.3 |
| 19 | Bishop Davenport | 450 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Ethan Hampton | 419 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 5.6 |
| 21 | Ryan Huff | 394 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 6.4 |
| 22 | JC Evans | 370 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 10.3 |
| 23 | Austin Carlisle | 360 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 5.4 |
| 24 | Turner Helton | 275 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7.2 |
| 25 | Tucker Kilcrease | 252 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5.5 |
| 26 | Henry Hasselbeck | 172 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6.6 |
| 27 | Khalil Wilkins | 122 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8.7 |
| 28 | Arrington Maiden | 111 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13.9 |
| 29 | Daniel Beale | 90 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 30 | Weston Bryan | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.2 |
| 31 | Gavin Nuckolls | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 |
| 32 | Tommy Ulatowski | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 33 | TJ Stanley | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 34 | Tanner Vibabul | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
| 35 | Tre Guerra | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 36 | Jackson Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 37 | John White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Landon Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Pass targets
Turner-Bradshaw and Norton saw 7 of the 14 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | 4 | 2 | 31 | 18.5 | 1.5 | |
| Adrian Norton | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16.3 | 8.0 | |
| Josiah McLaurin | 1 | 1 | 28 | 18.0 | 10.0 | |
| De'Andre Tamarez | 1 | 1 | 27 | 18.0 | 9.0 | |
| Chris Culliver | 1 | 1 | 23 | 22.0 | 1.0 | |
| 3 others | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 9.0 | |
| No receiver charted | 1 | |||||
Play by play: 14 passes, 7 caught, 122 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Teams and coaches
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026Marshall5-3HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 19.5 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 11.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 16.5 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 11.5 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
46.6%
255 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Marshall’s quarterbacks
| Khalil Wilkins | Threw in 6 of 8 games · 7 of 14, 122 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 8.7 yards an attempt on 14 attempts · ran for 256 yds, 0 TD |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | Threw in 7 of 8 games · 92 of 148, 1,080 yds, 6 TD, 5 INT · 7.3 yards an attempt on 148 attempts · ran for 224 yds, 2 TD |
| Zion Turner | Threw in 6 of 8 games · 58 of 92, 608 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT · 6.6 yards an attempt on 92 attempts · ran for 36 yds, 1 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw, quarter by quarter
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Khalil Wilkins. Gray: Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Zion Turner. From the play by play.
Q1Q2Q3Q4@ Penn StateMiddle Tennessee@ Missouri StateGardner-Webb@ James MadisonCoastal CarolinaSouth Alabama@ Old Dominion
Awards
Player standing · 2026
41 carries, 14 pass attempts and 5 catches in 8 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,199 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Sun Belt.
Three seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Marshall GibsonYear 3 · 8 games
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalWest Virginia to Marshall
- 2025 West Virginia RodriguezYear 2 · 6 games
- 2024 West Virginia BrownYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Dr. Henry WiseUpper Marlboro, MD · Class of 2024Three-star, No. 1,199 in the 2024 class. Signed with West Virginia.Also from Dr. Henry Wise: Trent Wilson (Oklahoma), Taylor Brown (West Virginia), De'Carlos Young (Temple) and 3 more.
Moves
- Transferred from West Virginia to Marshall, Jan 18, 2026.
2024
- Signed with West VirginiaThree-star, out of Dr. Henry Wise
2026 8 games
- Transferred to Marshallfrom West Virginia
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown, Rich Rodriguez and Tony Gibson.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Marshall
2024–25West Virginia
2026Marshall