Will Hammond

#15 · QB · Jr. · Texas Tech6′2″ · 210 lb · Austin, TX · Hutto

ZPR4865th of 119 QBsHeismanNo. 24in our modelLast gameW 34–26vs Arizona · Oct 31
Nextvs West VirginiaSat Nov 7 · 9:30 pm ET
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Did not play in Texas Tech’s last game.

Thomas Castellanos started the last one, W 34-26 vs No. 22 Arizona, Oct 31.

Texas Tech’s next game: vs West Virginia, Sat Nov 7, 9:30 p.m. ET · ESPN

Texas Tech is 6-1 in the seven games played. A balanced passer.

Strongest: completes 67% of throws by play-by-play, 33rd best of 158 starters. Weakest: a touchdown on 2.2% of throws, 9th lowest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

1,561

139 of 205, 68%

TD–INT

6–6

7.6 per throw

NCAA rating

135.6

74th of 119

ZPR

48

65th of 119

How ZPR works

Graded Rough at Cincinnati, the last full game; boom or bust: great in 2, shaky or worse in 4.

Best by our grade: Arizona State. Lowest: at Cincinnati, with 1 interception and sacked 2 times. Biggest game: Houston, No. 22. Best play: Completion for 35 yards, touchdown, against Houston, Q2 14:08. Win chance 39% to 61%.

Tap a game for its plays

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Arizona

W 34–26·Ranked #22

Did not play

Has osama bin Hammond lost his job?

Texas Tech fan

Season

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How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Dashed outlines on the Season row are last season’s average. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Balanced

Why this word
Runs3.4 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws8.5 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes67% by play-by-playFewerMore
Takes sacks5% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and runs some. 3.4 carries a game. Closest matches: Johnson, Browne ’25, Mateer ’25, Kim ’25.

Where the throws go

Behind the line18%typical 17%
Short45%typical 47%
Middle23%typical 22%
Deep14%typical 14%

Runs 3.4 times a game; 62% of starters run more.

Closest in style

JohnsonBrowne ’25Mateer ’25Kim ’25This QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Johnson Tulane · Balanced
    749 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT so far. Both score less and hit few big plays.
  • Browne ’25 Purdue 2025 · Balanced
    2,153 yards, 9 TD, 10 INT. Both score less and throw interceptions.
  • Mateer ’25 Oklahoma 2025 · Run-first
    2,885 yards, 14 TD, 11 INT. Both score less and throw interceptions.
  • Kim ’25 Eastern Michigan 2025 · Balanced
    2,817 yards, 18 TD, 11 INT. Close across the board.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

  • RecordTexas Tech is 7-1, No. 13 in the AP poll (week 10).
  • Fans after Arizona

    If that had been Hammond he would have panicked and ran anc gotten tackled for a loss.

    Texas Tech fan

What’s being said

5 stories this week, from 3 outlets.

Oct 30: 2Oct 31: 3W 34-26 vs ArizonaWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Oct 30: 2Oct 31: 3W 34-26 vs ArizonaWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Texas Tech Benches Will Hammond, Turns to Tommy Castellanos

Yahoo Sports Oct 31

All 89 stories this season

His most important play this season

  1. Q3, 3:01 · Texas Tech down 1, takes the leadWill Hammond finds Terrance Carter for an 11-yard touchdownTexas Tech at Colorado, week 5Q3, 3:01 · Texas Tech 12, Colorado 7Go-ahead score for Texas Tech in the third quarterGo-ahead score for Texas Tech in the third quarterW.Hammond pass complete short right to T.Carter Jr. caught at COLO00, for 11 yards to the COLO00 touchdown. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD W.Hammond pass attempt failedWatch from this playCFB ON FOX

All 6 of his plays on video

Will Hammond

QB · Texas Tech · #15

Three seasons in the Texas Tech quarterback room to date. The first one came in 2025: Big 12 Freshman Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 298 passing yards and 11 rushing yards against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2026.

1,561 passing yards · 6 passing TD · 110 rushing yards