Will Grier: QB · West Virginia · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Will Grier
Picks you apart underneath and protects the ball. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Jim McElwain and Dana Holgorsen. The first career honor came in 2018: All-Big 12. On tape: 539 passing yards and 4 passing TD against Oklahoma, Week 13, 2018.
Play style
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
Checkdown vs gunslinger · 3rd-and-long
Where the completions actually land
47.5% completion on 3rd-and-8+, but only 22.7% conversion-per-dropback — 47.4% 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
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (12.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | West Virginia | 266 | 397 | 67.0% | 3,864 | 9.7 | 37 | 8 | 175.5 | 59 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 250 | 388 | 64.4% | 3,490 | 9.0 | 34 | 12 | 162.7 | 42 |
| 2015 | Florida | 106 | 161 | 65.8% | 1,204 | 7.5 | 10 | 3 | 145.4 | 56 |
| Career | 622 | 946 | 65.8% | 8,558 | 9.0 | 81 | 23 | 165.1 | 52 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | West Virginia | 49 | −95 | −1.9 | 3 | 15 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 63 | 122 | 1.9 | 2 | 24 |
| 2015 | Florida | 36 | 116 | 3.2 | 2 | 38 |
| Career | 148 | 143 | 1.0 | 7 | 38 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-14vs Tennessee | 25/34 | 429 | 5 | 0 | 12.6 | — | 5 TD passes |
| Wk 2 | W 52-17vs Youngstown State | 21/26 | 332 | 4 | 1 | 12.8 | — | 4 TD passes |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6vs Kansas State | 25/35 | 356 | 5 | 2 | 10.2 | — | 5 TD passes |
| Wk 5 | W 42-34@ No. 25 Texas Tech | 27/41 | 370 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | — | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 6 | W 38-22vs Kansas | 28/41 | 332 | 4 | 3 | 8.1 | — | 4 TD passes · 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 7 | L 14-30@ Iowa State | 11/15 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 58-14vs Baylor | 17/27 | 353 | 3 | 0 | 13.1 | — | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 10 | W 42-41@ No. 15 Texas | 28/42 | 346 | 3 | 0 | 8.2 | — | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 11 | W 47-10vs TCU | 25/39 | 343 | 3 | 1 | 8.8 | — | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 12 | L 41-45@ Oklahoma State | 27/48 | 364 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 | — | Clean 2-TD game |
| Wk 13 | L 56-59vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 32/49 | 539 | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | — | Season-high 539 yds |
| Total | 266/397 | 3864 | 37 | 8 | 9.7 | — |
Week 13 · 2018
L 56-59
vs Oklahoma
539 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT
With G. Jennings Jr. — 7 rec · 225 yds · 2 TD · D. Sills V — 8 rec · 131 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 376 | 3.8 | 10.7 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 295 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 320 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 389 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
51.4%
446 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
72.3
12 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Florida and West Virginia, 8,558 passing yards — drafted at #100 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2012–2018
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain and Dana Holgorsen.
Next stop · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 8th NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 8th NFL season
