Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/21Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (14.3%).
Willie Jones III
Last confirmed: Texas State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 190 lb · Beaumont, TX · Silsbee
Willie Jones III: QB · Texas State · #8.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Willie Jones III
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Two seasons at Texas State, two different head coaches: Everett Withers and Chris Woods. One game to point at: 325 passing yards and 62 rushing yards against Georgia State — Week 10, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Texas State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas State | 55 | 101 | 54.5% | 751 | 7.4 | 6 | 2 | 132.6 | 33 |
| 2017 | Texas State | 18 | 37 | 48.6% | 281 | 7.6 | 0 | 1 | 107.0 | -- |
| Career | 73 | 138 | 52.9% | 1,032 | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 125.7 | 33 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas State | 77 | 295 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 2017 | Texas State | 43 | 168 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Career | 120 | 463 | 3.9 | 3 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-35@ Rutgers | 6/19 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41@ South Alabama | 16/29 | 205 | 2 | 1 | 7.1 | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-25@ UTSA | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-15vs Georgia Southern | 1/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-20vs New Mexico State | 9/18 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-30@ Georgia State | 21/26 | 325 | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | — | Season-high 325 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 7-38vs App State | 2/2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | — | |
| Total | 55/101 | 751 | 6 | 2 | 7.4 | — |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2018
W 40-30
325 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 62 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Georgia State on the road in a shootout.
With C. Stewart — 40.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Haydel — 2 rec · 103 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Georgia State · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +6.99Willie Jones III pass complete to Jeremiah Haydel for 93 yds for a TD (Clayton Stewart PAT MISSED)
- Week 9 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +5.09Willie Jones III pass complete to Kordell Rodgers for 39 yds for a TD
- Week 9 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +5.09Jones II to Haydel: a 39-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 3 · South Alabama · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.20Willie Jones III pass complete to Javen Banks for 42 yds for a TD (James Sherman KICK)
- Week 3 · South Alabama · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +4.17Willie Jones III run for 50 yds for a TD (James Sherman KICK)
- Week 10 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.03Willie Jones III pass complete to Tyler Watts for 69 yds to the GeoSt 6 for a
4 more plays
- Week 3 · South Alabama · 2nd and 18 · Q4 · EPA +3.90Willie Jones III pass complete to Javen Banks for 40 yds to the SAlab 43 for a
- Week 3 · South Alabama · 2nd and 18 · Q3 · EPA +3.72Willie Jones III pass complete to Hutch White for 25 yds for a TD (James Sherman KICK)
- Week 10 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.69Willie Jones III run for 48 yds for a TD (James Sherman PAT BLOCKED)
- Week 1 · Rutgers · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.69Willie Jones III pass complete to Jah'Marae Sheread for 37 yds to the RUTGERS 38 for a RUTGERS Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
101 of 101 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
6.6190 of 207 QBsSack rate
7.3%139 of 207 QBsSacked on 7.3% of dropbacks (139 of 207) — and still 90 of 207 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 yds51%of completions
28 comp4.0 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds31%of completions
17 comp13.5 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds18%of completions
10 comp40.9 yds avg4 TD
Overall 54.5% completion on 101 attempts · 10 deep completions averaging 40.9 yds.
Teams and coaches
2017Texas State2-10HC: Everett Withers · Run-leaning
2018Texas State3-9HC: Chris Woods · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 47.3 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 152 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 71.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 155 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Woods
Pass share
43.3%
334 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
101 pass attempts and 77 carries in 7 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Texas State
- 2018 Texas State WithersYear 2 · 7 games
- 2017 Texas State WithersYear 1 · 10 games
- Before collegeSigned with Texas State in 2017 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,414 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Texas State in the 2017 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas State, 1,032 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2017 10 games
- Signed with Texas State2-star out of Silsbee