William Watson III

Massachusetts Minutemen · #5 · Quarterback · Senior

2025 season

YDS

tied 230th of 453

tied 248th of 453

INT

tied 203rd of 453

RTG

211.7

not ranked

Section

Overview

Next game

at Rutgers

Sep 3

Passing

Season	Team	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG
2023	VT	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0
2024	VT	34	58	58.6	481	8.3	1	2	66	15	127.1
2025	VT	2	4	50.0	77	19.3	0	0	39	2	211.7
Career		36	63	57.1	558	8.9	1	2	66	17	130.4

Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.

Stats

Passing

Season	Team	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG
2023	VT	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0
2024	VT	34	58	58.6	481	8.3	1	2	66	15	127.1
2025	VT	2	4	50.0	77	19.3	0	0	39	2	211.7
Career		36	63	57.1	558	8.9	1	2	66	17	130.4

Rushing

Season	Team	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2023	VT	5	40	8.0	0	14
2024	VT	40	19	0.5	1	15
2025	VT	9	22	2.4	1	14
Career		54	81	1.5	2	15

Defense

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF	INT	YDS	TD
2024	VT	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring

Season	Team	PASS	RUSH	TD	PTS
2024	VT	1	1	1	8
2025	VT	0	1	1	6
Career		1	2	2	14

Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.

Glossary

2PT: Total Two Point Convs
AST: Assist Tackles
ATT: Passing Attempts
AVG: Yards Per Pass Attempt; Yards Per Rush Attempt
CAR: Rushing Attempts
CMP: Completions
CMP%: Completion Percentage
FF: Fumbles Forced
FG: Field Goals
INT: Interceptions
LNG: Long Passing; Long Rushing
PASS: Passing Touchdowns
PAT: Kick Extra Points
PD: Passes Defended
PTS: Total Points
QBR: Adj QBR
REC: Receiving Touchdowns
RET: Return Touchdowns
RTG: QBRating
RUSH: Rushing Touchdowns
SACK: Sacks
SOLO: Solo Tackles
TD: Passing Touchdowns; Rushing Touchdowns; Interception Touchdowns; Total Touchdowns
TOT: Total Tackles
YDS: Passing Yards; Rushing Yards; Interception Yards

Bio

Team	Massachusetts Minutemen
Position	Quarterback
Class	Senior
Height / weight	6' 0" / 210 lbs
Birthplace	Springfield, MA
Jersey	#5
Status	Active

Career history

Virginia Tech Hokies 2023–2025 · 3 seasons

Splits

Season

Season, home and away

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Season	2	4	77	50.0	19.3	39	2	211.7	9	22	2.4	1	14
Home	2	4	77	50.0	19.3	39	1	211.7	8	28	3.5	1	14
Away	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	1	-6	-6.0	0	0

By month

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
September	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	5	29	5.8	0	14
October	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
November	2	3	77	66.7	25.7	39	1	282.3	3	-1	-0.3	1	6

By quarter

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
4th	2	4	77	50.0	19.3	0	0	39	1	211.7	8	28	3.5	1	14

By half

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
2nd	2	4	77	50.0	19.3	0	0	39	1	211.7	8	28	3.5	1	14

Against ranked teams

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
vs AP Top 25	2	3	77	66.7	25.7	0	0	39	2	282.3	4	-7	-1.8	1	6
vs USA ranked teams	2	3	77	66.7	25.7	0	0	39	2	282.3	4	-7	-1.8	1	6

By final margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
15+	2	4	77	50.0	19.3	0	0	39	2	211.7	9	22	2.4	1	14

In wins, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
22+	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	25	8.3	0	14

In losses, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
8-14	1	2	38	50.0	19.0	38	2	209.6	4	-7	-1.8	1	6
LOSING BY 15-21	1	1	39	100.0	39.0	39	0	427.6	0	0	0.0	0	0
22+	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	4	2.0	0	6

By field position

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Own 1-19	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	18	9.0	0	14
Own 20-39	1	2	38	50.0	19.0	38	2	209.6	4	-3	-0.8	0	7
Between 40's	1	1	39	100.0	39.0	39	0	427.6	2	4	2.0	0	6
Opp 39-20	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Opp 19-Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	3	3.0	1	3
Opp 9-Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	3	3.0	1	3

Goal to go

Split	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st & Goal	1	3	3.0	1	3
2nd & Goal	0	0	0.0	0	0
3rd & Goal	0	0	0.0	0	0
4th & Goal	0	0	0.0	0	0

By down

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	6	15	2.5	1	14
2nd	1	2	38	50.0	19.0	38	0	209.6	1	6	6.0	0	6
3rd	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	1	0.5	0	7
4th	1	1	39	100.0	39.0	39	0	427.6	0	0	0.0	0	0

By down and distance

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
4th & 6+	1	1	39	100.0	39.0	39	0	427.6	0	0	0.0	0	0
4th & 11+	1	1	39	100.0	39.0	39	0	427.6	0	0	0.0	0	0
3rd & 6+	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	1	0.5	0	7
3rd & 11+	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	1	0.5	0	7
2nd & 6+	1	2	38	50.0	19.0	38	0	209.6	1	6	6.0	0	6
2nd & 11+	1	2	38	50.0	19.0	38	0	209.6	1	6	6.0	0	6
1st & 6+	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	5	12	2.4	0	14
1st & 11+	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	18	9.0	0	14
1st & 8-10	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	3	-6	-2.0	0	6
1st & 3-7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	3	3.0	1	3
3rd (or 4th) and 9+	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	1	0.5	0	7
1st and 10	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0.0	3	-6	-2.0	0	6

Season, home and away

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Season	34	58	481	58.6	8.3	1	2	66	15	127.1	40	19	0.5	1	15
Home	22	33	335	66.7	10.2	1	1	66	7	155.9	20	17	0.9	1	15
Away	12	25	146	48.0	5.8	0	1	27	8	89.1	20	2	0.1	0	15

By month

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
September	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	6	2.0	0	4
November	26	46	400	56.5	8.7	1	1	66	10	132.4	28	44	1.6	1	15
January	8	12	81	66.7	6.8	0	1	22	5	106.7	9	-31	-3.4	0	6

By quarter

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st	7	9	87	77.8	9.7	0	0	42	1	159.0	8	31	3.9	0	15
2nd	14	21	222	66.7	10.6	1	0	66	6	171.2	11	-30	-2.7	0	13
3rd	8	14	112	57.1	8.0	0	1	40	3	110.1	7	15	2.1	1	15
4th	5	14	60	35.7	4.3	0	1	21	5	57.4	14	3	0.2	0	8

By half

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st	21	30	309	70.0	10.3	1	0	66	7	167.5	19	1	0.1	0	15
2nd	13	28	172	46.4	6.1	0	2	40	8	83.7	21	18	0.9	1	15

By final margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
0-7	12	25	146	48.0	5.8	0	1	27	8	89.1	17	-4	-0.2	0	15
8-14	8	12	81	66.7	6.8	0	1	22	5	106.7	9	-31	-3.4	0	6
15+	14	21	254	66.7	12.1	1	0	66	2	184.0	14	54	3.9	1	15

In wins, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
22+	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1	5	5.0	1	5
15-21	4	7	80	57.1	11.4	0	40	1	153.1	5	3	0.6	0	7
8-14	5	8	101	62.5	12.6	1	66	1	209.8	4	12	3.0	0	9
1-7	1	2	10	50.0	5.0	0	10	0	92.0	2	20	10.0	0	15

In losses, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1-7	9	17	128	52.9	7.5	0	0	27	7	116.2	10	-42	-4.2	0	13
8-14	8	15	79	53.3	5.3	0	2	22	5	70.9	11	6	0.5	0	15

By field position

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Own 1-19	4	9	53	44.4	5.9	0	0	21	0	93.9	5	32	6.4	0	9
Own 20-39	13	19	210	68.4	11.1	1	0	66	6	178.6	16	12	0.8	0	15
Between 40's	10	14	169	71.4	12.1	0	0	42	5	172.8	9	-6	-0.7	0	15
Opp 39-20	4	9	24	44.4	2.7	0	1	15	2	44.6	5	-9	-1.8	0	4
Opp 19-Goal	3	7	25	42.9	3.6	0	1	11	2	44.3	5	-10	-2.0	1	5
Opp 9-Goal	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0.0	2	-3	-1.5	1	5

Goal to go

Split	ATT	INT	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st & Goal	0	0	0	0.0	1	5	5.0	1	5
2nd & Goal	1	0	1	0.0	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
3rd & Goal	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
4th & Goal	1	1	0	-200.0	0	0	0.0	0	0

By down

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st	16	25	245	64.0	9.8	0	0	42	5	146.3	15	9	0.6	1	15
2nd	9	15	139	60.0	9.3	1	0	66	6	159.8	13	2	0.2	0	13
3rd	8	15	91	53.3	6.1	0	0	21	4	104.3	11	4	0.4	0	15
4th	1	3	6	33.3	2.0	0	2	6	0	-83.2	1	4	4.0	0	4

By down and distance

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
4th & 6+	1	2	6	50.0	3.0	0	1	6	0	-24.8	0	0	0.0	0	0
4th & 11+	1	2	6	50.0	3.0	0	1	6	0	-24.8	0	0	0.0	0	0
4th & 1-2	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	-200.0	1	4	4.0	0	4
3rd & 6+	6	10	83	60.0	8.3	0	0	21	3	129.7	7	4	0.6	0	15
3rd & 11+	5	6	69	83.3	11.5	0	0	21	1	179.9	1	-13	-13.0	0	0
3rd & 8-10	1	2	14	50.0	7.0	0	0	14	1	108.8	3	4	1.3	0	9
3rd & 3-7	2	7	8	28.6	1.1	0	0	6	2	38.2	4	3	0.8	0	15
3rd & 1-2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	10	3.3	0	5
2nd & 6+	5	10	58	50.0	5.8	0	0	27	5	98.7	11	5	0.5	0	13
2nd & 11+	2	4	13	50.0	3.3	0	0	7	3	77.3	4	-16	-4.0	0	5
2nd & 8-10	3	6	45	50.0	7.5	0	0	27	2	113.0	6	15	2.5	0	13
2nd & 3-7	1	1	11	100.0	11.0	0	0	11	1	192.4	3	3	1.0	0	6
2nd & 1-2	3	4	70	75.0	17.5	1	0	66	0	304.5	0	0	0.0	0	0
1st & 6+	16	25	245	64.0	9.8	0	0	42	5	146.3	14	4	0.3	0	15
1st & 11+	1	1	11	100.0	11.0	0	0	11	0	192.4	0	0	0.0	0	0
1st & 8-10	15	24	234	62.5	9.8	0	0	42	5	144.4	14	4	0.3	0	15
1st & 3-7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	5	5.0	1	5
3rd (or 4th) and 9+	6	8	83	75.0	10.4	0	0	21	2	162.1	4	-9	-2.3	0	9
3rd (or 4th) and 3-8	2	7	8	28.6	1.1	0	0	6	2	38.2	4	3	0.8	0	15
3rd (or 4th) and 1-2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	10	3.3	0	5
1st and 10	15	24	234	62.5	9.8	0	0	42	5	144.4	14	4	0.3	0	15

Season, home and away

Split	ATT	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Season	1	5	40	8.0	14
Home	0	1	1	1.0	1
Away	1	4	39	9.8	14

By month

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
October	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1.0	0	1
November	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4	39	9.8	0	14

By quarter

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
4th	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	40	8.0	0	14

By half

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2nd	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	40	8.0	0	14

By final margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
15+	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	40	8.0	0	14

In wins, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
22+	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	40	8.0	0	14

By field position

Split	ATT	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Own 1-19	0	1	8	8.0	8
Own 20-39	0	3	22	7.3	14
Between 40's	1	1	10	10.0	10
Opp 39-20	0	0	0	0.0	0
Opp 19-Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0
Opp 9-Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0

By down

Split	ATT	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st	1	2	9	4.5	8
2nd	0	2	21	10.5	14
3rd	0	1	10	10.0	10

By down and distance

Split	ATT	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
3rd & 6+	0	1	10	10.0	10
3rd & 11+	0	1	10	10.0	10
2nd & 3-7	0	1	14	14.0	14
2nd & 1-2	0	1	7	7.0	7
1st & 6+	1	2	9	4.5	8
1st & 11+	1	0	0	0.0	0
1st & 8-10	0	2	9	4.5	8
3rd (or 4th) and 9+	0	1	10	10.0	10
1st and 10	0	2	9	4.5	8

Game log

Season

Date	Opp	Result	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	LNG	SACK	RTG	QBR	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
9/6	vs VAN	L 44-20	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0.6	2	4	2.0	0	6
9/20	vs WOF	W 38-6	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	15.1	3	25	8.3	0	14
10/11	@ GT	L 35-20	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	0.1	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
11/22	vs MIA	L 34-17	2	3	77	66.7	39	1	282.3	72.0	3	-1	-0.3	1	6
Total			2	4	77	50.0	39	2	211.7	-	9	22	2.4	1	14

Date	Opp	Result	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	QBR	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
9/14	@ ODU	W 37-17	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	18.3	3	6	2.0	0	4
11/23	@ DUKE	L 31-28	12	25	146	48.0	0	1	27	8	89.1	58.3	17	-4	-0.2	0	15
11/30	vs UVA	W 37-17	14	21	254	66.7	1	0	66	2	184.0	85.0	11	48	4.4	1	15
1/3	vs MINN	L 24-10	8	12	81	66.7	0	1	22	5	106.7	15.4	9	-31	-3.4	0	6
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Total			34	58	481	58.6	1	2	66	15	127.1	55.8	40	19	0.5	1	15

Date	Opp	Result	ATT	QBR	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
10/26	vs SYR	W 38-10	0	5.2	1	1	1.0	1
11/11	@ BC	W 48-22	1	2.4	4	39	9.8	14
Total			1	-	5	40	8.0	14