Quarterback, Mississippi State, 2020–⁠21

Will Rogers

Number
No. 2
Height
6′2″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Brandon, MS

Will Rogers played quarterback at Mississippi State (2020–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
4,739
Passing yards, 2021 (Mississippi State, 7–⁠6)
Best game
440 yards
At Ole Miss, week 13, 2020: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in passing yards, 2021

Career highs

440passing yards, career highat Ole Miss, 20206touchdown passes, career highat Auburn, 2021

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2020Mississippi State23934669.11,9765.7117
2021Mississippi State50568373.94,7396.9369
Career7441,02972.36,7156.54716

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Mississippi State30−41−1.4118
2021Mississippi State62−97−1.6014
Career92−138−1.5118

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Mississippi State2QBSo.
2021Mississippi State2QBJr.6′2″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2020Mississippi State3740.1210th (n=116)0.2743.863%0.14–
2021Mississippi State7250.3146th (n=145)0.33225.474%0.450.04

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Mississippi State 13 games, 4,739 passing yards, 36 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Louisiana TechW 35–⁠34394737031−18
Sep 11vs.NC StateW 24–⁠10334929420−5
Sep 18atMemphisL 29–⁠31506741930−6
Sep 25vs.LSUL 25–⁠2847623713118
Oct 2atTexas A&MW 26–⁠224659408305
Oct 16vs.AlabamaL 9–⁠49355530003−41
Oct 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠6415738442−13
Oct 30vs.KentuckyW 31–⁠17363934410−5
Nov 6atArkansasL 28–⁠31364841741−2
Nov 13atAuburnW 43–⁠34445541560−7
Nov 20vs.Tennessee StateW 55–⁠10283439150–
Nov 25vs.Ole MissL 21–⁠313858336104
Dec 28 ✦vs.Texas TechL 7–⁠34325329011−27
2020 Mississippi State 9 games, 1,976 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 10atKentuckyL 2–⁠249154302–
Oct 17vs.Texas A&ML 14–⁠28151812010−7
Oct 31atAlabamaL 0–⁠412437147024
Nov 7vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠17354622610−31
Nov 21atGeorgiaL 24–⁠31415233610−13
Nov 28atOle MissL 24–⁠3145614403026
Dec 12vs.AuburnL 10–⁠24305122112−24
Dec 19vs.MissouriW 51–⁠3221362953113
Dec 31 ✦vs.TulsaW 28–⁠26193014810−9

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

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