Player Dossier

2011-2014

Virginia

David Watford

QB • 6'2" • Hampton, VA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

David Watford is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

72%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

29

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

29

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho

Player Story

David Watford built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a quarterback from Hampton, VA wearing No. 5, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of David Watford's career was his passing role: 2,593...

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David Watford, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Virginia. David Watford is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
2,848
Passing yards
2,593
Rushing yards
255
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

David Watford quick answers

Latest team and position
Virginia · QB
Career Total Offense
2,848
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · Virginia
Top game
Idaho
Latest roster
No. 5 · Class 2014
2014 Total offense rank
50 total offense · QB 271st (top 86%) · ACC 100th (top 65%) · National 887th (top 63%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2011 Regular SeasonVirginia1038834642327.6
2012 Regular SeasonVirginia00000-
2013 Regular SeasonVirginia122,4102,2022081166.5
2014 Regular SeasonVirginia450455017.4

Related Context

David Watford played QB for Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, David Watford recorded 2,593 passing yards, 255 rushing yards, and 3 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Virginia.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

Virginia paired 2,410 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 51.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech

Loss with 359 yards of offense and 53.8 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Regular Season · Virginia

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

200.8

Efficiency

51.5

Usage

22.3

Consistency

64.9

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. BYU: 124. Oregon: 169. VMI: 236. Pittsburgh: 138. Ball State: 256. Maryland: 297. Duke: 257. Georgia Tech: 359. Clemson: 138. North Carolina: 125. Miami: 152. Virginia Tech: 159

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 42 by 45.9. Oregon: 49 by 46. VMI: 33 by 61.5. Pittsburgh: 48 by 45.5. Ball State: 47 by 59.6. Maryland: 51 by 64.9. Duke: 49 by 49.9. Georgia Tech: 70 by 53.8. Clemson: 42 by 44.2. North Carolina: 36 by 39. Miami: 34 by 44.6. Virginia Tech: 30 by 63.4

Split Comparison

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Wins180 · Games = 2 · -25 vs Losses
Losses205 · Games = 10 · +25 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Tech

Best efficiency game

64.9 vs Maryland

Result
Sat 11/30vs Virginia TechL 6-16132312256.50063.47375.30024
Sat 11/23@ MiamiL 26-45102510640.01344.69465.10018
Sat 11/9@ North CarolinaL 14-45143012946.702396-4-0.7005
Sat 11/2vs ClemsonL 10-59163513045.70144.2781.1019
Sat 10/26vs Georgia Tech300-yard gameL 25-35436137670.52153.89-17-1.9007
Sat 10/19vs DukeL 22-35203826352.61149.911-6-0.50011
Sat 10/12@ MarylandL 26-27274426361.41064.97344.90013
Sat 10/5vs Ball StateL 27-48213620958.30159.611474.30127
Sat 9/28@ PittsburghL 3-14153712340.50045.511151.40019
Sat 9/21vs VMI3+ TDW 49-0182520672.02261.58303.80110
Sat 9/7vs OregonL 10-59294116170.70346881010
Sat 8/31vs BYUW 19-16183211456.31145.91010105

Player Story

David Watford story

David Watford built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a quarterback from Hampton, VA wearing No. 5, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of David Watford's career was his passing role: 2,593 passing yards, 11 touchdown passes, 505 attempts, and 255 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 255 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives David Watford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Virginia

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2011201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonVirginia38844.96.5
2012 Regular SeasonVirginia0-388
2013 Regular SeasonVirginia2,41051.522.32,410
2014 Regular SeasonVirginia5047.65.2-2,360

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Idaho

Week 5 · W 21-20

Win with 95 yards of offense and 56.5 efficiency.

95

Total Offense

74.4 takeover

95 total offense with 56.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Georgia Tech

Week 9 · L 25-35 · Conference game

359

Total Offense

72.7 takeover

Loss with 359 yards of offense and 53.8 efficiency.

359 total offense with 53.8 efficiency.

#3

vs Ball State

Week 6 · L 27-48

256

Total Offense

63.5 takeover

Loss with 256 yards of offense and 59.6 efficiency.

256 total offense with 59.6 efficiency.

#4

vs Kent State

Week 5 · W 45-13

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Total Offense

63.3 takeover

Win with 50 yards of offense and 80.4 efficiency.

50 total offense with 80.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Southern Miss

Week 4 · L 24-30

103

Total Offense

61.6 takeover

Loss with 103 yards of offense and 56.9 efficiency.

103 total offense with 56.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · Virginia

2,410 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 22.3 usage

66.5

#2

2011 Regular Season · Virginia

27.6

388 primary · 44.9 efficiency · 6.5 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Virginia

17.4

50 primary · 47.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

6

Above avg efficiency