Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
29/363rd/4th & short
29/56Inside-5 share
29 of 36 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (80.6%). 29 of the team's 56 inside-the-5 carries (51.8%).
Will Worth
Last confirmed: Navy, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Valrico, FL
Will Worth: QB · Navy · #15.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Will Worth
Beats you with his legs when the pocket breaks down. Second year in the Navy quarterback room. One game to point at: 299 passing yards and 129 rushing yards against South Florida — Week 9, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs Fordham | 3/3 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 60.5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs UConn | 6/8 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 76.5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14@ Tulane | 5/12 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 55.7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-28@ Air Force | 17/30 | 260 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 20.9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 46-40vs No. 6 Houston | 3/5 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 15.2 | 60.8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-28vs Memphis | 3/4 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 21.3 | 93.7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-52@ South Florida | 15/25 | 299 | 1 | 1 | 12.0 | 51.7 | Season-high 299 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 28-27vs Notre Dame | 5/8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 85.8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-40vs Tulsa | 6/8 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 13.9 | 94.9 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-31@ East Carolina | 3/5 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 22.6 | 90.6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 75-31@ SMU | 5/7 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 14.9 | 99.0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-34vs Temple | 1/2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 34.8 | |
| Total | 72/117 | 1397 | 8 | 3 | 11.9 | — |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2016
W 42-28
vs Memphis
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Air Force · 3rd and 21 · Q4 · EPA +5.29Will Worth pass complete to Brandon Colon for 42 yds to the AFA 2 for a
- Week 1 · Fordham · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +5.02Will Worth pass complete to Toneo Gulley for 57 yds for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)
- Week 11 · Tulsa · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +4.25Will Worth run for 44 yds for a TD, (Bennett Moehring KICK)
- Week 2 · UConn · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −4.21Will Worth run for no gain to the UConn 1
- Week 8 · Memphis · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.14Will Worth pass complete to Darryl Bonner for 52 yds to the Memph 24 for a
- Week 3 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −4.13Will Worth run for a loss of 2 yards to the Tulan 34 Will Worth fumbled, recovered by Tulan Peter Woullard
4 more plays
- Week 2 · UConn · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +4.13Will Worth pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 47 yds to the UConn 33 for a
- Week 5 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −3.91Will Worth pass intercepted Weston Steelhammer return for no gain to the AFA 38
- Week 11 · Tulsa · 3rd and 16 · Q3 · EPA +3.81Will Worth pass complete to Darryl Bonner for 28 yds to the Tulsa 21 for a
- Week 10 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.77Will Worth run for 60 yds to the NDame 20 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
115 of 117 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 115 passing plays (70 completions) against the box score's 117 attempts (72 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
10.264 of 193 QBsSack rate
10.7%177 of 193 QBsSacked on 10.7% of dropbacks (177 of 193) — and still 4 of 193 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds31%of completions
22 comp6.9 yds avg2 TD
Middle
10–19 yds33%of completions
23 comp13.6 yds avg3 TD
Deep
20+ yds36%of completions
25 comp35.2 yds avg1 TD
Overall 61.5% completion on 117 attempts · 25 deep completions averaging 35.2 yds.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo, all run-heavy offenses — 17-10 over that span.
2014Navy8-5HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2016Navy9-5HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 85.7 | 1.0 | 18.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 167 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 121 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 113 | 0.7 | 15.4 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
17.3%
153 pass / 729 run
Plays / game
63.0
14 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
Impact starter
264 carries and 117 pass attempts in 12 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Navy
- 2016 Navy NiumataloloYear 4 · 12 games
- 2015 Navy NiumataloloYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Navy NiumataloloYear 2 · 1 game
- 2013 Navy NiumataloloYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Navy, 1,397 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coach2013–2016
Navy
Played his entire career under Ken Niumatalolo.