Usage / Role
68%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Troy
Gunnar Watson
QB • 6'3" • 210 lbs • Butler, GA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Gunnar Watson is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
0
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
14
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
Gunnar Watson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a quarterback from Butler, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Gunnar Watson's career was his passing role: 10,259 passing...
Read the storyGunnar Watson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Troy. Gunnar Watson is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,837
- Passing yards
- 10,259
- Touchdowns
- 70
Quick Answers
Gunnar Watson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,837
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Troy
- Top game
- Missouri
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2023 Total offense rank
- 3,456 total offense · QB 25th (top 7%) · Sun Belt 5th (top 4%) · National 25th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 2 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 4 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 9 | 2,075 | 2,141 | -66 | 16 | 55.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 8 | 1,549 | 1,613 | -64 | 9 | 51.6 |
| 2022 Postseason | Troy | 13 | 75 | 113 | -38 | 1 | 59.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 13 | 2,566 | 2,701 | -135 | 16 | 59.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 14 | 219 | 230 | -11 | 0 | 68.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 14 | 3,237 | 3,327 | -90 | 28 | 68.3 |
Related Context
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Gunnar Watson played QB for Troy. Across 6 tracked seasons, Gunnar Watson recorded 10,259 passing yards, -422 rushing yards, and 7 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Troy paired 3,456 primary output with 60.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 55.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: App State
Loss with 290 yards of offense and 54.8 efficiency. It landed in the 76.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Troy
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
203.2
Efficiency
55.1
Usage
13.7
Consistency
74.7
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 75. Ole Miss: 244. Alabama A&M: 337. App State: 290. Marshall: 303. Western Kentucky: 194. Texas State: 229. South Alabama: 51. Louisiana: 217. Army: 185. UL Monroe: 72. Arkansas State: 140. Coastal Carolina: 304
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 32 by 40.7. Ole Miss: 53 by 53.1. Alabama A&M: 37 by 57.5. App State: 46 by 54.8. Marshall: 29 by 61. Western Kentucky: 33 by 49.9. Texas State: 25 by 56.8. South Alabama: 5 by 75. Louisiana: 41 by 50.4. Army: 34 by 46.8. UL Monroe: 20 by 49.3. Arkansas State: 19 by 53.3. Coastal Carolina: 22 by 67.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins191.5 · Games = 11 · -75.5 vs Losses
Losses267 · Games = 2 · +75.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
App State
Best efficiency game
75 vs South Alabama
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/16 | vs UTSA | W 18-12 | 13 | 23 | 113 | 56.5 | 1 | 2 | 40.7 | 9 | -38 | -4.20 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Coastal Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-26 | 12 | 17 | 319 | 70.6 | 3 | 0 | 67.6 | 5 | -15 | -3 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Arkansas State | W 48-19 | 9 | 15 | 144 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 53.3 | 4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs UL Monroe | W 34-16 | 10 | 17 | 78 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 49.3 | 3 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Army | W 10-9 | 15 | 31 | 192 | 48.4 | 1 | 1 | 46.8 | 3 | -7 | -2.30 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Louisiana | W 23-17 | 21 | 35 | 223 | 60.0 | 2 | 1 | 50.4 | 6 | -6 | -1 | 0 | 9 |
| Thu 10/20 | @ South Alabama | W 10-6 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Texas State | W 17-14 | 12 | 22 | 240 | 54.5 | 1 | 1 | 56.8 | 3 | -11 | -3.70 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Western Kentucky | W 34-27 | 15 | 28 | 202 | 53.6 | 0 | 1 | 49.9 | 5 | -8 | -1.60 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Marshall300-yard game | W 16-7 | 15 | 25 | 321 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 4 | -18 | -4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ App State300-yard game | L 28-32 | 23 | 37 | 302 | 62.2 | 0 | 1 | 54.8 | 9 | -12 | -1.30 | 2 | 4 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Alabama A&M300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 38-17 | 23 | 34 | 351 | 67.6 | 4 | 2 | 57.5 | 3 | -14 | -4.70 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Ole Miss | L 10-28 | 34 | 47 | 275 | 72.3 | 1 | 1 | 53.1 | 6 | -31 | -5.20 | 0 | 2 |
Player Story
Gunnar Watson story
Gunnar Watson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a quarterback from Butler, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Gunnar Watson's career was his passing role: 10,259 passing yards, 65 touchdown passes, and 1,336 attempts across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Troy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 7 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy.
The arc is straightforward: Gunnar Watson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Troy
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 27 | 51.3 | 5.1 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 89 | 65.9 | 0.1 | 62 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 2,075 | 57.6 | 12.8 | 1,986 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 1,549 | 60.5 | 12.9 | -526 |
| 2022 Postseason | Troy | 2,641 | 55.1 | 13.7 | 1,092 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 2,641 | 55.1 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 3,456 | 60.6 | 12.6 | 815 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 3,456 | 60.6 | 12.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Missouri
Week 6 · L 10-42
Loss with 58 yards of offense and 69.8 efficiency.
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Total Offense
84.9 takeover
58 total offense with 69.8 efficiency.
#2
@ Army
Week 7 · W 19-0
227
Total Offense
70.8 takeover
Win with 227 yards of offense and 79.2 efficiency.
227 total offense with 79.2 efficiency.
#3
vs Louisiana
Week 11 · L 21-35 · Conference game
351
Total Offense
70.7 takeover
Loss with 351 yards of offense and 50 efficiency.
351 total offense with 50 efficiency.
#4
@ App State
Week 3 · L 28-32 · Conference game
290
Total Offense
69.9 takeover
Loss with 290 yards of offense and 54.8 efficiency.
290 total offense with 54.8 efficiency.
#5
vs James Madison
Week 3 · L 14-16 · Conference game
288
Total Offense
66.9 takeover
Loss with 288 yards of offense and 51.4 efficiency.
288 total offense with 51.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Troy
3,456 primary output · 60.6 efficiency · 12.6 usage
68.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Troy
68.3
3,456 primary · 60.6 efficiency · 12.6 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Troy
59.2
2,641 primary · 55.1 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
19
250+ passing yards
9
300+ total offense
11
3+ TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
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