89 Tajon Vassar
Tajon Vassar
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Worcester, Mass.
  • High School:
    Doherty Memorial
  • Position:
    RB
  • gp
    9
  • yds
    57
  • yds/g
    6.3
  • td
    0

Bio

Freshman running back who has not selected a major ... one of six Falcons from Worcester County.

Before Bentley: 2019 graduate of Doherty Memorial High School where he was a three-sport athlete (football, basketball, lacrosse) ... was a three-year starter for the football team ... two-time Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Team ... named Division 3 Offensive MVP by the Joseph Mewhiney Central Massachusetts Football Coaches ... SuiteSports and MassVarsity first-team All-State ... rushed for 879 yards and 20 TDs as a senior while averaging 9.7 yards per carry ... surpassed 1,200 rushing yards as a junior.

Personal: Age as of Sept. 1: 18 ... son of Elaine Watson ... has three older siblings: Brianna Turner (29), John (25) and Tavian (21) ... John played football at Wesleyan ... Tavian attends Bucknell and Brianna is a Holy Cross graduate ... has volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of Worcester.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0
  Overall Conf
Rushes 8 7
Yards 57 52
Yards per game 6.3 6.5
Yards per rush 7.1 7.4
Touchdowns 0 0
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 1 1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at West Chester L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at American Int'l L, 28-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 New Haven W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Assumption L, 45-42 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at West Chester L, 14-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at American Int'l L, 28-23 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Sep 27 New Haven W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Assumption L, 45-42 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17 1 27 27.0 27 0 - -
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27 3 8 2.7 6 0 - -
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21 2 13 6.5 6 0 1 1
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at West Chester L, 14-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at American Int'l L, 28-23 1 21 21.0 21 0 - -
Sep 27 New Haven W, 31-14 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Oct 5 at Assumption L, 45-42 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17 1 6 6.0 6 0 - -
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27 3 30 10.0 15 0 - -
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21 1 7 7.0 7 0 1 1
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0 2 30 15.0 19 0 - -
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0 1 12 12.0 12 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at West Chester L, 14-7 - - - - - -
Sep 14 at American Int'l L, 28-23 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 New Haven W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Assumption L, 45-42 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at West Chester L, 14-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at American Int'l L, 28-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 New Haven W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Assumption L, 45-42 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at West Chester L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at American Int'l L, 28-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 New Haven W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Assumption L, 45-42 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17 2 36 18.0 20 0 - - - - -
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21 2 29 14.5 18 0 - - - - -
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35 1 10 10.0 10 0 - - - - -
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0 1 12 12.0 12 0 - - - - -
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0 1 19 19.0 19 0 - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at West Chester L, 14-7 - - - - - -
Sep 14 at American Int'l L, 28-23 1 5 21 - - 26
Sep 27 New Haven W, 31-14 1 - -1 - - -1
Oct 5 at Assumption L, 45-42 1 - 1 - - 1
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17 1 27 6 - 36 69
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27 1 8 30 - - 38
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21 1 13 7 - 29 49
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35 1 - 4 - 10 14
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0 1 - 30 - 12 42
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0 1 4 12 - 19 35

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at West Chester L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at American Int'l L, 28-23 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 New Haven W, 31-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Assumption L, 45-42 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at West Chester L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at American Int'l L, 28-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 New Haven W, 31-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Assumption L, 45-42 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Southern Conn. St. L, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Stonehill W, 30-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Pace W, 28-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Saint Anselm W, 41-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Franklin Pierce W, 70-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 American Int'l W, 38-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 24 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 9 8 57 6.3 7.1 0 27 1 1
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 6 - - - - - - - -
Total 24 8 57 2.4 7.1 0 27 1 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 9 12 1.3 110 12.2 9.2 0 21
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 26 2.9 242 26.9 9.3 3 50
2022-23 6 - - - - - - -
Total 24 38 1.6 352 14.7 9.3 3 50

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 6 - - - - - - - 0
Total 24 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 6 - - - - - - - -
Total 24 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 7 106 15.1 0 20 - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 1 14 14.0 0 14 4 42 10.5 0 21
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 8 120 15.0 0 20 4 42 10.5 0 21

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 9 57 110 - 106 273 30.3
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 9 - 242 42 14 298 33.1
2022-23 6 - - - - 0 .0
Total 24 57 352 42 120 571 23.8

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 18 2.0 - 3 0 0 - - - - 0 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 18 0.8 0 3 0 0 - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 2 0 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 6 5 3 8.0 1.3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 24 7 3 10.0 .4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 9 8 57 6.3 7.1 0 27 1 1
Conference 8 7 52 6.5 7.4 0 27 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 2 31 7.8 15.5 0 27 - -
Away 5 6 26 5.2 4.3 0 6 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 6 25 4.2 4.2 0 6 1 1
Losses 3 2 32 10.7 16.0 0 27 - -
Month September 2 1 5 2.5 5.0 0 5 - -
October 4 6 48 12.0 8.0 0 27 1 1
November 3 1 4 1.3 4.0 0 4 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 9 12 1.3 110 12.2 9.2 0 21
Conference 8 11 1.4 89 11.1 8.1 0 19
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 4 1.0 21 5.3 5.3 0 12
Away 5 8 1.6 89 17.8 11.1 0 21
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 9 1.5 82 13.7 9.1 0 19
Losses 3 3 1.0 28 9.3 9.3 0 21
Month September 2 2 1.0 20 10.0 10.0 0 21
October 4 6 1.5 44 11.0 7.3 0 15
November 3 4 1.3 46 15.3 11.5 0 19

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total 7 106 15.1 0 20 - - - - -
Conference 7 106 15.1 0 20 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 65 16.3 0 20 - - - - -
Away 3 41 13.7 0 18 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 70 14.0 0 19 - - - - -
Losses 2 36 18.0 0 20 - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October 4 65 16.3 0 20 - - - - -
November 3 41 13.7 0 19 - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 9 57 110 - 106 273 30.3
Conference 8 52 89 - 106 247 30.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 4 31 21 - 65 117 29.3
Away 5 26 89 - 41 156 31.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 6 25 82 - 70 177 29.5
Losses 3 32 28 - 36 96 32.0
Month September 2 5 20 - - 25 12.5
October 4 48 44 - 65 157 39.3
November 3 4 46 - 41 91 30.3

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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