20 Facts About Marquise Williams

Marquise Javon Williams was born on October 5,1992 and is a former American football quarterback.

Marquise Williams attended Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Marquise Williams passed for 127 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 186 yards with three touchdowns.

Marquise Williams entered his sophomore season in 2013 as Renner's backup.

Marquise Williams led the team in rushing yards with 536, becoming the first quarterback to lead North Carolina in rushing since Gayle Bomar in 1968.

Marquise Williams entered his junior season in 2014 as the starter.

Marquise Williams passed for 3,068 yards with 21 passing touchdowns and added 13 rushing touchdowns.

Marquise Williams returned as a starter and team captain his senior year in 2015, leading the Tar Heels to the ACC Coastal Division title and the ACC Championship Game.

Marquise Williams threw for 494 passing yards, which was a school record for passing yards in a game, and four touchdowns, and rushed for another touchdown.

Marquise Williams' single-game passing yards record was eclipsed in 2020 by Sam Howell who threw for 550 yards in a win against Wake Forest.

Marquise Williams attended rookie minicamp with the Minnesota Vikings on a tryout basis in May 2016.

Marquise Williams was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 26,2016.

In May 2017, Marquise Williams signed as a rookie free agent with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

In May 2018, Marquise Williams took reps against the Edmonton Eskimos in the opening preseason game of the 2018 CFL season, completing 3 of his 7 pass attempts for 32 yards and an interception.

Marquise Williams was primarily used as a change-of-pace backup, earning a handful of plays but filling in well whenever starter Logan Woodside was benched or injured.

In October 2019, Marquise Williams was drafted by the New York Guardians in the tenth round of the 2020 XFL Draft.

Marquise Williams was active for all 5 games in the COVID-19 shortened season, seeing snaps in 3 of them; he spent most of the season as the team's third-string quarterback behind Matt McGloin and Luis Perez.

Marquise Williams' completed 23 out of 48 passes in relief work, as well as being used as a situational rusher with 5 carries for 29 yards and a touchdown.

Marquise Williams had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.

In February 2021, Marquise Williams started his career as a professional Twitch streamer.