Gunnar Watson

Milton Gunnar Watson (born January 11, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Troy Trojans.

Gunnar Watson
Troy Trojans – No. 18
PositionQuarterback
ClassSenior
MajorBusiness
Personal information
Born: (2000-01-11) January 11, 2000
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
  • Troy (2018–present)
Bowl games
High schoolTaylor County
(Butler, Georgia)
Career highlights and awards
  • Sun-Belt Conference Football Championship MVP (2022)

Early life and high school

Watson grew up in Butler, Georgia and attended Taylor County High School where he lettered in football and baseball.[1][2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Troy over offers from Austin Peay, Mercer and South Alabama.[3][4]

College career

During Watson's true freshman season in 2018, he played in two games as a reserve quarterback and finished the season completing 8 out of 14 passing attempts for 45 yards.[5] During the 2019 season, he played as the backup quarterback playing in six games and finishing the year with completing 13 out of 22 passing attempts for 89 yards.[6] During the 2020 season, Watson was named as the starting quarterback.[7] He started in nine games during the season and finished the season with completing 211 out of 307 passing attempts for 2,141 yards, 16 touchdowns and seven interceptions.[8] During the game against Texas State, he made 33 completions which had him named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, a Manning Award Star of the Week[9] and the Davey O'Brien Great 8 List.[10] During the 2021 season, he played in eight games and finished the season with completing 140 out of 228 passing attempts for 1,613 yards, eight touchdowns and four interceptions.[11] During the 2022 season, he played in 13 games and finished the season with completing 206 out of 335 passing attempts for 2,818 yards and 14 touchdowns.[12] He was named the MVP of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game after completing 12 out of 17 passing attempts for 318 yards and three touchdowns.[13][14][15]

College statistics
Season Games Passing Rushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
Troy Trojans
2018 20—81266.7453.80098.24-18-4.50
2019 60—132259.1894.00093.1000.00
2020 994−521130170.12,1417.1167142.730-66-2.20
2021 873−414022861.41,6137.184128.927-64-2.41
2022 131210−220633561.52,8188.41412138.861-173-2.82
2023 664−211318660.81,5398.3104143.723-53-2.30
Career[16]443421−136911,08463.78,2457.64827137.3145-374-2.63

References
  1. Hall, Erik (September 24, 2020). "Gunnar Watson: 5 things to know about the Troy University football quarterback". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. "Gunnar Watson". Troy Trojans.
  3. "Gunnar Watson, Taylor County, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  4. "Gunnar Watson, 2018 Pro Style Quarterback, Troy". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  5. "Gunnar Watson 2018 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  6. "Gunnar Watson 2019 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  7. "Troy names Gunnar Watson starting quarterback". Montgomery Advertiser. August 22, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  8. "Gunnar Watson 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  9. "Eight Quarterbacks Named Manning Award Stars of the Week 10/12/2020". Allstate Sugar Bowl. October 12, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  10. "Gunnar Watson Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week & Davey O'Brien Great 8". Troy Trojans. October 12, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  11. "Gunnar Watson 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  12. "Gunnar Watson 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  13. "Troy dominates Coastal Carolina early, holds on to win Sun Belt championship, 45-26". AL.com. December 3, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  14. "Watson, Troy win Sun Belt title over Coastal Carolina, 45-26". WSFA. December 3, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  15. "No. 24 Troy and No. 25 UTSA Set to Play in the 2022 Duluth Trading Cure Bowl". Cure Bowl. December 4, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  16. "Gunnar Watson College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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