Marshawn Williams: RB · Virginia Tech · #42.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Marshawn Williams
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Virginia Tech. A game that shows it: 81 rushing yards against Boston College — Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
9.7% of carries overall (57/586) → 11.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/131) — 53.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (8.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 59 | 244 | 4.1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 124 | 475 | 3.8 | 4 | 42 |
| Career | 183 | 719 | 3.9 | 6 | 42 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| 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@ No. 17 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 | 4.1 | 2 | 19 |
Week 9 · 2016
W 39-36
at Pittsburgh
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%57 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.1 yds/carry on 59 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
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
Justin Fuente
Pass share
42.2%
446 pass / 610 run
Plays / game
75.4
14 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
487 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia Tech, 719 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Beamer → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
