Cardell Williams
Maryland Terrapins
78
Solid

Cardell Williams

Maryland TerrapinsAverage
QBOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Sacramento State
2nd String / Backup

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Cardell Williams is listed 2nd string at QB for Maryland Terrapins.

Redshirt senior · #6 · 6'2", 181 lbs

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Depth at QB · Maryland Terrapins

  1. 1788Malik WashingtonStarter
  2. 2678Cardell WilliamsYou
  3. 32258Jack Capaldi

Maryland Starting Lineup

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The Story

Focal Point of the Offense

A 3-star recruit out of Spring Westfield, ranked #1,316 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1,621 passing yards, 10 TD, 7 INT. That's 53% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,316 NatlTeam Share53%
Houston, TX
Jersey
#6
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
181 lbs
Transfer
Sacramento State

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—1621107

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8489
National Rank
#1316
High School
Spring Westfield
Hometown
Houston, TX

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated offense; 67th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.76 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 78.

Team offense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 67% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 35% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26LUCLAYDS 3
CMP-ATT
1-1
YDS
0
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
100.0
CAR
4
YDS
3
AVG
0.8
TD
0

Final L 54-3

Sep 12WCONNYDS 19
CMP-ATT
1-1
YDS
3
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
125.2
CAR
2
YDS
19
AVG
9.5
TD
0

Final W 38-14

Sep 6WHAMPYDS 60
CMP-ATT
4-5
YDS
60
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
246.8
CAR
5
YDS
49
AVG
9.8
TD
0

Final W 62-0

Cardell Williams's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 1621 pass yds · 10 TD · 7 INT
Usage / Involvement55%
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