Running back for Virginia Tech. 2016: 244 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 1 catch.
6′0″ · Hampton, VA
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 411 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2016 running back for Virginia Tech. 2016: 244 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Marshawn Williams
Marshawn Williams has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Virginia Tech. The receipt: 81 rush yds against Boston College — Week 3, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia Tech, 719 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Beamer → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (2nd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 30.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 24.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 35.5 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 20.4 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 59 | 244 | 4.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 124 | 475 | 3.8 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 183 | 719 | 3.9 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2016
W 37–16
vs Miami
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 49-0vs Boston College | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 54-17vs East Carolina | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-3@ North Carolina | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-31@ Syracuse | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-16vs Miami | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | W 39-36@ Pittsburgh | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21@ Duke | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-30vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-31@ Notre Dame | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 59 | 244 | 4.0 | 2 | 19 |
Player DNA