Quarterback, Villanova, 2021–⁠24

Connor Watkins

Number
No. 4
Height
6′3″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Williamsport, PA

Connor Watkins played quarterback at Villanova (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

361passing yards, career highvs. Stony Brook, 20234touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Stony Brook, 2023130rushing yards, career highvs. Hampton, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Rhode Island, 2023

Team titles: Colonial Athletic Association champions, 2021 and 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Villanova12122154.81,8618.4147
2023Villanova15126856.32,68210.02010
2024Villanova17634251.52,1026.1135
Career44883153.96,6458.04722

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Villanova764285.6875
2023Villanova963783.91038
2024Villanova1194173.5745
Career2911,2234.22575

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2021Villanova827734.6440
2023Villanova13434.0341
2024Villanova411629.0364
Career1342732.8445

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Villanova4QBYr 1
2022Villanova4QBYr 2
2023Villanova4QBYr 3
2024Villanova4QBJr. (Yr 4)6′3″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Villanova (FCS)2880.4486th (n=250)0.32127.749%
2023Villanova (FCS)3300.5996th (n=255)0.32195.544%
2024Villanova (FCS)4050.1815th (n=238)0.3073.053%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Villanova 14 games, 2,102 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Youngstown StateW 24–⁠176179000107
Sep 7atColgateW 28–⁠31828247205
Sep 14vs.TowsonW 14–⁠1314251162065
Sep 21atMarylandL 20–⁠3812291061012
Sep 28vs.Long Island UniversityW 24–⁠1010181280030
Oct 5atStony BrookW 42–⁠249191521027
Oct 19atMaineL 7–⁠35143111702−29
Oct 26vs.New HampshireW 14–⁠67131122030
Nov 2atHamptonW 20–⁠14922149001
Nov 9vs.North Carolina A&TW 31–⁠318271671031
Nov 16atMonmouthL 33–⁠4020322351024
Nov 23vs.DelawareW 38–⁠2813302031179
Nov 30vs.Eastern KentuckyW 22–⁠1714241772142
Dec 7atIncarnate WordL 6–⁠13122710301−7
2023 Villanova 13 games, 2,682 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1atLehighW 38–⁠10132311921−8
Sep 9vs.ColgateW 42–⁠198113102015
Sep 16atUCFL 14–⁠4892314401−8
Sep 23vs.Rhode IslandW 35–⁠981416601113
Sep 30atUAlbanyL 10–⁠31173119812−39
Oct 7atNorth Carolina A&TW 37–⁠1416232893012
Oct 14vs.ElonW 21–⁠03103601125
Oct 28vs.Stony BrookW 48–⁠1313193614034
Nov 4atNew HampshireW 45–⁠3315251882126
Nov 11vs.TowsonW 33–⁠10152429931−12
Nov 18atDelawareW 35–⁠716262232014
Dec 2 ✦vs.Youngstown StateW 45–⁠2812212751156
Dec 9 ✦atSouth Dakota StateL 12–⁠23618740150
2022 Villanova 10 games, 1,861 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.LehighW 45–⁠1711152983023
Sep 17atArmyL 10–⁠491221741260
Sep 24vs.MonmouthL 42–⁠4913202391258
Oct 1atMaineW 45–⁠2013162554041
Oct 15atRichmondL 10–⁠20112614601−13
Oct 22vs.UAlbanyW 31–⁠291826292300
Oct 29vs.HamptonW 24–⁠10143116111130
Nov 5atTowsonL 3–⁠2772168017
Nov 12atWilliam & MaryL 12–⁠4517292061062
Nov 19vs.DelawareW 29–⁠265161220060
2021 Villanova 1 game, 8 punts, 34.6 average
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 25atPenn StateL 17–⁠38––––––

No box score in the source for Sep 11 vs. Bucknell, so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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