Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
21/243rd/4th & short
10/47Inside-5 share
21 of 24 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (87.5%). 10 of the team's 47 inside-the-5 carries (21.3%).
TaQuon Marshall
Last confirmed: Georgia Tech, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Hamilton, GA
TaQuon Marshall: QB · Georgia Tech · #16.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
TaQuon Marshall
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. This is his fourth year in the same quarterback room at Georgia Tech. A game that shows it: 183 passing yards and 113 rushing yards against South Florida — Week 2, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Georgia Tech in the news
- Georgia Tech releases depth chart
Sports Illustrated Oct 20
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 48 | 109 | 44.0% | 900 | 8.3 | 5 | 4 | 121.2 | 43 |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 43 | 117 | 36.8% | 927 | 7.9 | 10 | 5 | 123.0 | 43 |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 175.6 | -- |
| 2015 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 92 | 227 | 40.5% | 1,836 | 8.1 | 15 | 9 | 122.3 | 43 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 216 | 974 | 4.5 | 11 |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 247 | 1,146 | 4.6 | 17 |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 58 | 7.2 | 0 |
| Career | 478 | 2,192 | 4.6 | 29 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-0vs Alcorn State | 9/18 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 5.8 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 38-49@ South Florida | 9/18 | 183 | 1 | 2 | 10.2 | — | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24@ Pittsburgh | 6/15 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 4.4 | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-49vs No. 3 Clemson | 1/6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-17vs Bowling Green | 5/6 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 66-31@ Louisville | 1/2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28vs Duke | 5/11 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-28@ North Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21vs Miami | 3/4 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 18.3 | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-27vs Virginia | 1/8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-45@ No. 5 Georgia | 4/12 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 | — | |
 Bowl | L 10-34vs Minnesota | 4/9 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | — | |
| Total | 48/109 | 900 | 5 | 4 | 8.3 | — |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2018
W 27-21
vs Miami
92 rush yds (24 car) · 2 TD · 73 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
With P. Harvin III — 47.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20 · W. Wells — 9 points · 38 long · 100 percent on field goals
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.44TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Clinton Lynch for 81 yds for a TD (Brenton King KICK)
- Week 2 · South Florida · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +4.34TaQuon Marshall run for 45 yds for a TD GEORGIA TECH Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SFla 8 (Brenton King KICK)
- Week 11 · Miami · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +4.00TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Brad Stewart for 31 yds for a TD (Wesley Wells KICK)
- Week 13 · Georgia · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.98TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Brad Stewart for 28 yds for a TD (Wesley Wells KICK)
- Week 12 · Virginia · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.91TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Brad Stewart for 37 yds to the Virg 34 for a
- Week 7 · Duke · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −3.69TaQuon Marshall run for no gain to the Duke 19
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Minnesota · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.68TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Qua Searcy for 51 yds to the Minn 33 for a
- Week 7 · Duke · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.57TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Malachi Carter for 32 yds for a TD (Wesley Wells KICK)
- Week 2 · South Florida · 4th and 13 · Q4 · EPA +3.57TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Malachi Carter for 13 yds to the SFla 27 for a
- Week 2 · South Florida · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +3.48TaQuon Marshall pass complete to Qua Searcy for 18 yds to the SFla 41 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
108 of 109 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 108 passing plays (48 completions) against the box score's 109 attempts (48 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
6.22109 of 207 QBsSack rate
9.2%172 of 207 QBsSacked on 9.2% of dropbacks (172 of 207) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (109 of 207).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds31%of completions
15 comp5.2 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds25%of completions
12 comp13.2 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds44%of completions
21 comp31.6 yds avg5 TD
Overall 44.0% completion on 109 attempts · 21 deep completions averaging 31.6 yds.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Paul Johnson — 24-25 over that span.
2015Georgia Tech3-9HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy
2016Georgia Tech9-4HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2017Georgia Tech5-6HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy
2018Georgia Tech7-6HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 82.3 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 66.0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 90.1 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 44.8 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Johnson
Pass share
14.6%
127 pass / 744 run
Plays / game
67.0
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
Impact starter
216 carries, 109 pass attempts and 1 catch in 12 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Georgia Tech
- 2018 Georgia Tech JohnsonYear 4 · 12 games
- 2017 Georgia Tech JohnsonYear 3 · 11 games
- 2016 Georgia Tech JohnsonYear 2 · 2 games
- 2015 Georgia Tech JohnsonYear 1 · 6 games
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia Tech, 1,836 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Paul Johnson.