Marcus
Williams
S
#31
Marcus Williams
Los Angeles ChargersHeight : 6' 0" · Weight : 195 lbs · Age : 30
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | 11 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | 11 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 10 | 61 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 74 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 60 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 73 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2024 Safeties
NFL stats →2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
25
1th percentile
Interceptions
0
16th percentile
Passes defended
2
14th percentile
Targets in coverage
24
Yards allowed
295 yd
Yards allowed per target
12.3 yd
1th percentile
Passer rating allowed
148.4
2th percentile
Missed tackle rate
5.7 %
84th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
21th percentile
Defensive snaps
601
19th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2025 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.1
Games
11
WAR 2024
-0.3
Games played
11
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
- 2021-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 20220.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20230.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 2024-0.3 WAR · -0.027 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+4 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
55
Backup or prospect
- COV
- Coverage
- 53
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 78
- TCK
- Tackling
- 71
- DUR
- Durability
- 53
- EX
- Experience
- 75
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2024
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | INT | PD | Yds/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BAL | 11 | -0.3 | 1 | 55 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 12.3 |
| 2023 | BAL | 11 | 0.0 | 40 | 70 | 48 | 1 | 8 | 8.7 |
| 2022 | BAL | 10 | 0.0 | 86 | 73 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 10.7 |
| 2021 | NO | 16 | -0.1 | 38 | 78 | 72 | 2 | 8 | 9.3 |
Marcus Williams in five questions
What are Marcus Williams's stats in 2024?
Marcus Williams has 0 interceptions and 2 passes defensed in 11 games in 2024.
How old and how tall is Marcus Williams?
Marcus Williams is 30 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
How good is Marcus Williams?
Marcus Williams produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024, 70th of 83 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 1 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Marcus Williams wear, and what team does he play for?
Marcus Williams plays for Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL, at S, and wears number 31.
What is Marcus Williams's projection for 2025?
Our projection has him at -0.1 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
