William Watson III

I haven't had a huge mover at the top of the rankings yet.

So I went with guys that just like I – well, I think if you made me – like the player that has given me the biggest change just like in my estimation of them as a football player this year at quarterback is probably Pop Watson.

Pop Watson was legitimately awful the last couple times we saw him on a football field.

Like just total crap.

And he's been – really freaking good this year for UMass.

UMass, Pop Watson, if he's available in your leagues and you've got the opportunity to go pick him up, I think you should definitely be considering him because UMass just doesn't play anybody all season.

Rutgers is probably the toughest game on UMass' schedule this year, if I remember correctly.

Here's the rest of their schedule, Colin.

Like I don't, like in my opinion, like that's another thing that we're gonna have to ...

I know we gotta talk about the Oregon game, but in general, whether it's Pop Watson or whether it's Van Buren, those guys are too good.

Like the people, you know, you see it all the time with NFL evaluation when they just are so terrible in the draft.

It might be even worse on the college level because, like, seeing like Longern, remember we talked about this with Boston College going to get, or I'm sorry, Rutgers going to get Boston College's quarterback, Dylan Longern.

I was like, "What?" The minute...

Back in, we have an episode back in February, I was like, "What did they see that made you say let's grab him?" And there's a bunch of this going through the sport.

You know what I mean? I forget which games I was watching last night, but I was like, "Wow, why did they get him when you know Pop Watson's out there, you know Michael Van Buren's out there?" He played very good at Mississippi State I thought when he started some games.

I don't get it.

Like I don't, like in my opinion, like that's another thing that we're gonna have to ...

I know we gotta talk about the Oregon game, but in general, whether it's Pop Watson or whether it's Van Buren, those guys are too good.

Like the people, you know, you see it all the time with NFL evaluation when they just are so terrible in the draft.

It might be even worse on the college level because like seeing like Longern, remember we talked about this with Boston College going to get, or I'm sorry, Rutgers going to get Boston College's quarterback, Dylan Longern.

I was like, "What?" The minute...

Back in, we have an episode back in February, I was like, "What did they see that made you say let's grab him?" And there's a bunch of this going through the sport.

You know what I mean? I forget which games I was watching last night, but I was like, "Wow, why did they get him when you know Pop Watson's out there?" You know Michael Van Buren's out there.

He played very good at Mississippi State I thought when he started some games.

a good quarterback.

That Pop Watson kid, the kid from Springfield.

He's a

local?

... and they got a, and they got a good quarterback.

That Pop Watson kid, uh, the kid from Springfield does a-

Yeah

He's a lo- he's a local-

They go into Rutger, and that is the correct pronunciation of their name for anyone not aware, Rutger, and just smack around the Scarlet Knights for a full 60 minutes.

Their quarterback, Pop Watson.

Here's the stat line because here's the helmet sticker for my week one, and it was easy, easy choice.

It was wrapped up.

I didn't even have a helmet sticker to give out on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday because it was already given on Thursday.

Pop Watson, UMass quarterback, 19 of 22 overall.

For 197 passing yards, three touchdowns, and why not add 40 yards on the ground as well? If you don't know his background, he played at Virginia Tech a little bit in 2024, actually led the Hokies in defeat of the Virginia Cavaliers, big rivalry there.

He's from Massachusetts.