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Marquis Williams

Senior defensive back for Pittsburgh. 2023: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 26 tackles.

DB · Pittsburgh · Sr. · #14

5′9″ · 180 lb · Pompano Beach, FL

CFB Index 39 · #223 of 339 cornersLow confidencePittsburgh 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 835 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Pittsburgh. 2023: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 26 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Pittsburgh, 108 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Cardinal Gibbons

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#835 national

CFB

College

Pittsburgh

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

1 coach

2018–2023

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

6 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 44-33 over that span.

2018Pittsburgh7-7HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-heavy

2019Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2020Pittsburgh6-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

39Below cohort / limited sample #223 of 339?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Solo tackles#1319 / 2842 · 52nd pct

Tackles#1524 / 2842 · 45th pct

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.6	0.1	0.0	0.2
Road6g	2.2	0.3	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #223 of 339 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #223 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Pittsburgh	26	16	2.5	3	1	--
2022	Pittsburgh	23	19	1.0	1	2	--
2021	Pittsburgh	32	28	2.0	3	1	--
2020	Pittsburgh	22	17	0.0	4	2	--
2019	Pittsburgh	4	4	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Pittsburgh	1	1	0.0	--	--	--
Career		108	85	5.5	11	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023

W 38–21

vs Louisville

7 TOT · 6 SOLO

With C. Junko — 39 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · C. Veilleux — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.0 · 17 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 45-7vs Wofford	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 21-27vs Cincinnati	2	1	0.5	1	0
Wk 3	L 6-17@ West Virginia	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 24-41vs North Carolina	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-38@ Virginia Tech	3	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 38-21vs Louisville	7	6	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 8	L 17-21@ Wake Forest	1	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 7-58@ Notre Dame	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 13-28@ Syracuse	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 24-16vs Boston College	2	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 19-30@ Duke	3	2	1.0	—	1
Total		26	16	2.5	1	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Marquis Williams

2018

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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