Nicco Marchiol
Nicco Marchiol
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Nicco Marchiol has been at West Virginia through three head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 224 pass yds, 56 rush yds against Robert Morris — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 66 | 98 | 67.3% | 720 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 131.7 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 37 | 56 | 66.1% | 434 | 7.8 | 5 | 2 | 153.5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 30 | 53 | 56.6% | 247 | 4.7 | 2 | 3 | 96.9 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 4 | 13 | 30.8% | 61 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 95.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 137 | 220 | 62.3% | 1,462 | 6.6 | 10 | 7 | 126.7 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 40 | 57 | 1.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 40 | 120 | 3.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 38 | 133 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 124 | 342 | 2.8 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 31–24
vs Pittsburgh
192 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 57.4 · -4 rush yds (10 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · West Virginia
Returning around him
- 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Game Manager
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kyron Drones’s 2024 season.
Matches Kyron on
Differs from Kyron on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jarret Doege’s path through Troy.
Zac Thomas
Matches Jarret on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Hank Bachmeier's senior season at Louisiana Tech (2023).
Differs from Hank on
Player DNA
Players who play like Nicco Marchiol
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+1080%
Up 1080% from first season to most-recent.