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Name: Connor Watkins
College: Villanova
Number: 4
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 225
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2025
40 Low: 4.56 40 Time: 4.67 40 High: 4.76
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Data Scout Notes: X-Lower Tryout Tier/QB1 back for 24 2022: NAC
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Connor Watkins, Villanova, Player News
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Connor Watkins carried it 10 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and he completed six passes for 90 yards to help Villanova beat Youngstown State 24-17 on Thursday night in a season opener for both teams. Watkins, the Coastal Athletic Association pre season offensive player of the year, scored on a 29-yard run in the third quarter to extend the lead to 24-3. Youngstown State battled back to get within seven points with 4:24 left in the fourth quarter. Then Villanova was forced to punt on its next pos session, but Ethan Gettman booted a 62-yarder that was downed at the Youngstown State 6-yard line. Richie Kimmel sealed it for Villanova with an interception.Beau Brungard was intercepted two times for Youngstown State. He finished with 152 yards passing and a touchdown. Villanova opened the scoring on Ethan Gettman's 42-yard field goal in the first quarter - his eighth career make from 40-plus yards. Watkins added a 14-yard touchdown for a 10-0 lead. Isaiah Ragland also had a rushing touchdown i n the first half from 3-yards out. Zahmir Dawud intercepted a pass with 1:27 remaining in the first half and Villanova took over near midfield. The Wildcats led 17-3 at the break, aided by two Youngstown State turnovers. - AP College Football
(DS#53 QB) rSr/2025  QB Connor Watkins, Villanova
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Connor Watkins scored on a 2-yard run with 1:11 remaining and Villanova rallied to beat Delaware 29-26 on Saturday. Watkins opened the scoring with a 7-yard run to give Villanova (6-5, 4-4 Colonial Athletic Association) a 7-0 first-quarter lead. Nick Hen derson pulled Delaware (7-4, 4-4) even by quarter's end with a 48-yard scoring strike to Thyrick Pitts. Henderson and Pitts teamed up again for a 7-yard touchdown early in the second quarter but the Blue Hens missed the point-after kick and led 13-7. The Wildcats regained the lead on Deewil Barlee's 1-yard run before a field goal by Brandon Ratcliffe gave Delaware a 16-14 lead at intermission. Henderson's 25-yard scoring strike to Jourdan Townsend gave the Blue Hens a 23-14 lead midway through the third quarter. Barlee scored on an 11-yard run to get Villanova within 23-21 heading to the final period. Henderson completed 37 of 59 passes for 347 yards for Delaware. The Blue Hens out-gained the Wildcats 461-250. - Villanova/AP College Football
(DS#53 QB) rSr/2025 QB Connor Watkins, Villanova
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Matthew Mercurio kicked a 28-yard field goal on the final play of the game and Connor Watkins threw three touchdown passes to propel Villanova to a 31-29 victory over Albany on Saturday. Watkins connected with Rayjoun Pringle for an 80-yard touchdown on a first-down play with 4:44 remaining in the game to give Villanova (4-3, 2-2 Colonial Athletic Association) a 28-16 lead. Reese Poffenbarger answered with two touchdown passes to Thomas Greaney 61 seconds apart - covering 4 and 5 yards - and Albany (1-6 , 0-4) grabbed a 29-28 lead with 53 seconds left to play. That was enough time for the Wildcats, who used Watkins' 23-yard pass to Dez Boykin and defensive-holding and pass-interference penalties to keep the drive alive and set up Mercurio's winning kick .Villanova jumped out to a 21-0 lead on TD Ayo-Durojaiye's 70-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and Watkins' scoring tosses to Jaaron Hayek covering 18 yards and a 20-yarder to Pringle in the second. Albany didn't get on the scoreboard until Poffenbarger hit Brevin Easton for a 26-yard touchdown with 6 seconds left in the first half. Poffenbarger's 1-yard touchdown run and Elijah Hills' sack of Watkins for an 11-yard loss and a safety left the Great Danes trailing 21-16 after three quarters . Watkins completed 18 of 26 passes for 292 yards for the Wildcats. Ayo-Durojaiye rushed for 136 yards on 20 carries. Pringle totaled 143 yards on four catches. Poffenbarger completed 33 of 42 passes for 370 yards with three touchdowns and an interceptio n for the Great Danes. Poffenbarger also accounted for 44 of Albany's 57 rushing yards on 14 carries. - Villanova/AP College Football
(DS#53 QB) rSr/2025 QB Connor Watkins, Villanova
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