Receiver, Montana State, 2019–⁠22

Willie Patterson

Number
No. 11
Height
5′9″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Tacoma, WA

Willie Patterson played receiver at Montana State (2019–⁠22).

Career highs

7catches, career highat Northern Colorado, 2022148receiving yards, career highat Northern Colorado, 20223receiving touchdowns, career highat Northern Colorado, 2022

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Montana State25125.5031
2021Montana State22713.5015
2022Montana State4056214.1837
Career4464014.5837

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Montana State11WRFr.
2021Montana State11WRJr.
2022Montana State11WRSr.5′9″175

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
2019Montana State (FCS)50.42––2.1–
2022Montana State (FCS)490.6947th (n=683)0.7133.97%

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

2022 Montana State 13 games, 40 catches, 562 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.McNeeseW 40–⁠17345119–
Sep 10vs.Morehead StateW 63–⁠13351223–
Sep 17vs.Oregon StateL 28–⁠68124024−3
Sep 24atEastern WashingtonW 38–⁠355451138
Oct 1vs.UC DavisW 41–⁠24363134–
Oct 8vs.Idaho StateW 37–⁠621009–
Oct 15atNorthern ColoradoW 37–⁠147148337–
Oct 22vs.Weber StateW 43–⁠38525072
Nov 5atNorthern ArizonaW 41–⁠38341019–
Nov 12atCal PolyW 72–⁠28351030–
Nov 19vs.MontanaW 55–⁠21111011–
Dec 9vs.William & MaryW 55–⁠0112012–
Dec 17 ✦atSouth Dakota StateL 18–⁠39336024–
2021 Montana State 1 game, 2 catches, 27 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atWyomingL 16–⁠192270154

No box score in the source for Sep 18 vs. San Diego; Oct 9 vs. Cal Poly; Dec 12 at Sam Houston; Dec 18 vs. South Dakota State; Jan 8 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2019 Montana State 1 game, 2 catches, 51 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atTexas TechL 10–⁠452510318

No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Sep 14 at Western Illinois; Sep 21 vs. Norfolk State; Sep 28 vs. Northern Arizona; Oct 6 at Cal Poly; Oct 12 vs. Sacramento State; Oct 26 at North Dakota; Nov 2 vs. Southern Utah; Nov 9 at Northern Colorado; Nov 17 at UC Davis; Nov 23 vs. Montana; Dec 7 vs. UAlbany; Dec 14 vs. Austin Peay; Dec 21 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

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

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