How Well Has Willis Played?

Well... If you are looking at ESPN QBR he's good for 15th in the nation. I don't know if that squares up with a detailed analysis for his play or the "eye test".

I tend to like numbers and also believe they are more reliable than my own observations. Would I have said he's #15 based on watching him? No. Probably not. I would say that he does a good job. The numbers say he's way better than my eyes say he is.

If he keeps it up or keeps improving the rest of the month could b pretty good. Let's see how his overall rating squares vs his performances in each of the games in which he made an appearance. I will list raw and adjusted. The adjusted number takes into account the quality of the opponent.

W&M: 97.8/92.2. His adjusted is lower than his raw because W&M is not great.
Old Dominion: 86.8/74.3. Same for ODU.
Duke: 92.2/95.0. In this case his adjusted is higher because Duke's defense isn't horrible.
Notre Dame: 41.1/66.0. Bad performance against a good D adjusted up.
UNC: 74.0/74.2.
GT: 81.3/74.6

As expected his worst game was against ND. Overall his performance is pretty respectable and inline with his 2018 QBR of 78.4. Overall that means Ryan Willis is a pretty damn good QB.

Let's see how he closes out the season.

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