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Sun Belt. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: Carlos Del Rio-Wilson; 2025: Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Zion Turner, JacQai Long; 2024: Braylon Braxton, Stone Earle, Cole Pennington; 2023: Cam Fancher, Cole Pennington.
Marshall Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season
| Season | Quarterbacks (starts) | Top receivers (targets) | Pass Yds | TD-INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (5) | Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw 30, Toby Payne 27, Adrian Norton 20 | 1,204 | 6-4 |
| 2025 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (10), Zion Turner (1), JacQai Long (1) | Demarcus Lacey 87, De'Andre Tamarez 52, Toby Payne 45 | 2,664 | 18-5 |
| 2024 | Braylon Braxton (8), Stone Earle (4), Cole Pennington (1) | Christian Fitzpatrick 33, Chuck Montgomery 33, Carl Chester 22 | 2,262 | 27-4 |
| 2023 | Cam Fancher (10), Cole Pennington (2) | Caleb Coombs 42, Rasheen Ali 33, Darryle Simmons 33 | 2,681 | 12-17 |
| 2022 | Cam Fancher (6), Henry Colombi (5) | Corey Gammage 32, Chuck Montgomery 28, Talik Keaton 15 | 2,382 | 14-8 |
| 2021 | Grant Wells (11) | Corey Gammage 89, Xavier Gaines 52, Shadeed Ahmed 51 | 3,700 | 17-12 |
| 2020 | Grant Wells (9) | Corey Gammage 41, Xavier Gaines 36, Willie Johnson 28 | 1,996 | 19-10 |
| 2019 | Isaiah Green (12) | Armani Levias 55, Xavier Gaines 41, Broc Thompson 27 | 2,420 | 15-9 |
| 2018 | Isaiah Green (8), Alex Thomson (4) | Tyre Brady 122, Obi Obialo 48, Armani Levias 36 | 2,758 | 20-13 |
| 2017 | Chase Litton (12) | Tyre Brady 93, Ryan Yurachek 69, Marcel Williams 67 | 2,861 | 23-11 |
| 2016 | Chase Litton (8), Garet Morrell (2) | Josh Knight 72, Michael Clark 70, Deon-Tay McManus 59 | 2,234 | 21-11 |
| 2015 | Chase Litton (10), Michael Birdsong (2) | Davonte Allen 89, Deandre Reaves 71, Deon-Tay McManus 66 | 2,793 | 24-12 |
| 2014 | Rakeem Cato (12) | Tommy Shuler 96, Eric Frohnapfel 44, Angelo Jean-Louis 39 | 3,496 | 35-13 |
| 2013 | Rakeem Cato (13) | Tommy Shuler 141, Gator Hoskins 63, Devon Smith 57 | 3,788 | 39-10 |
| 2012 | Rakeem Cato (12) | Tommy Shuler 141, Antavious Wilson 96, Aaron Dobson 92 | 4,466 | 40-12 |
| 2011 | Rakeem Cato (8), A.J. Graham (3) | Aaron Dobson 55, Antavious Wilson 35, Troy Evans 29 | 2,302 | 19-13 |
College starts are inferred: the team's first passer in each game.
2026 Marshall Target Tree
| Player | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | WR | 30 | 22 | 324 | 4 |
| Toby Payne | TE | 27 | 19 | 147 | 0 |
| Adrian Norton | WR | 20 | 14 | 106 | 0 |
| Owen Sweeney | WR | 18 | 10 | 128 | 0 |
| Chris Culliver | WR | 16 | 8 | 60 | 0 |
| Jo'Shon Barbie | RB | 11 | 8 | 54 | 1 |
| Khalil Wilkins | QB | 9 | 5 | 88 | 0 |
| Christian Hamilton | WR | 7 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| TJ Lester | RB | 6 | 5 | 82 | 1 |
| De'Andre Tamarez | WR | 6 | 4 | 106 | 0 |
| Judah Price | RB | 5 | 5 | 73 | 0 |
| Josiah McLaurin | WR | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
2026 Marshall Games
| Week | Opponent | Result | Quarterback | Cmp-Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | at PSU | L 0-45 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 19-28 | 103 | 0 | 1 |
| Week 2 | vs MTSU | W 28-26 | Zion Turner | 15-23 | 181 | 1 | 0 |
| Week 3 | at MOST | W 30-24 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 16-25 | 198 | 1 | 0 |
| Week 4 | vs gardner webb | W 36-35 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 27-40 | 413 | 3 | 1 |
| Week 5 | at JMU | L 17-45 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 29-51 | 309 | 1 | 2 |
2026 Marshall Connections
| QB → Receiver | Tgt | Cmp | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson → Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw | 26 | 20 | 293 | 4 |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson → Toby Payne | 25 | 18 | 141 | 0 |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson → Owen Sweeney | 16 | 7 | 95 | 0 |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson → Adrian Norton | 15 | 10 | 64 | 0 |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson → Chris Culliver | 11 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson → Jo'Shon Barbie | 9 | 7 | 48 | 1 |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson → Khalil Wilkins | 8 | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson → Christian Hamilton | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson → TJ Lester | 6 | 5 | 82 | 1 |
| Zion Turner → Chris Culliver | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
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