5 Tajon Vassar
Tajon Vassar
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Worcester, Mass.
  • High School:
    Doherty Memorial
  • Position:
    WR/ATH
  • gp
    9
  • yds
    242
  • yds/g
    26.9
  • td
    3

Bio

Junior wide receiver/athlete who is majoring in management, with a focus in entrepreneurship ... one of eight Falcons from Worcester County.

2020: Bentley did not compete in any games.

2019: Was named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie team … saw action in nine games with one start (Nov. 16 vs. American International) ... rushed for 57 yards in eight carries ... caught 12 passes for 110 yards ... averaged 15.1 yards on seven kickoff returns ... 273 all-purpose yards ... three receptions for 30 yards against Stonehill ... 69 all-purpose yards, including a 27-yard run, against Southern Connecticut Oct. 12.

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: 20 ... son of Elaine Watson ... has three older siblings: Brianna Turner (31), John (27) and Tavian (23) ... 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 ... involved with Athletes in Action and Bentley Black Student Athletes.

2019 Statistics

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13
  Overall Conf
Receptions 26 12
Yards 242 76
Yards per game 26.9 12.7
Yards per catch 9.3 6.3
Touchdowns 3 0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 West Chester W, 41-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Assumption W, 40-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Stonehill W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at American Int'l W, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Saint Anselm W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 West Chester W, 41-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Assumption W, 40-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Stonehill W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at American Int'l W, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Saint Anselm W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 West Chester W, 41-17 4 53 13.3 39 1 - -
Sep 11 at Assumption W, 40-28 5 37 7.4 18 1 - -
Sep 18 Stonehill W, 24-14 3 28 9.3 13 0 - -
Sep 25 at American Int'l W, 35-27 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Oct 2 at Saint Anselm W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20 2 2 1.0 8 0 - -
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14 2 9 4.5 10 0 - -
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14 2 15 7.5 8 0 - -
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23 2 14 7.0 9 0 - -
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13 5 76 15.2 50 1 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 West Chester W, 41-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 at Assumption W, 40-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 Stonehill W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 at American Int'l W, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 at Saint Anselm W, 34-21 - - - - - -
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0 - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 West Chester W, 41-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Assumption W, 40-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Stonehill W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at American Int'l W, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Saint Anselm W, 34-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 West Chester W, 41-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Assumption W, 40-28 1 14 14.0 14 0 - - - - -
Sep 18 Stonehill W, 24-14 - - - - - 2 20 10.0 21 0
Sep 25 at American Int'l W, 35-27 - - - - - 2 22 11.0 16 0
Oct 2 at Saint Anselm W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 West Chester W, 41-17 1 - 53 - - 53
Sep 11 at Assumption W, 40-28 1 - 37 - 14 51
Sep 18 Stonehill W, 24-14 1 - 28 20 - 48
Sep 25 at American Int'l W, 35-27 1 - 8 22 - 30
Oct 2 at Saint Anselm W, 34-21 - - - - - -
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0 - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20 1 - 2 - - 2
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14 1 - 9 - - 9
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14 1 - 15 - - 15
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23 1 - 14 - - 14
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13 1 - 76 - - 76

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 West Chester W, 41-17 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 at Assumption W, 40-28 6 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 Stonehill W, 24-14 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 at American Int'l W, 35-27 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 at Saint Anselm W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13 6 - 1 - - - - - - 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 3 West Chester W, 41-17 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 at Assumption W, 40-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Stonehill W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at American Int'l W, 35-27 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at Saint Anselm W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Pace W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Southern Conn. St. W, 34-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin Pierce W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at New Haven L, 31-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Assumption W, 48-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at New Haven L, 38-13 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 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
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 2 5 0.5 2.5 0 4 - -
Total 34 10 62 1.8 6.2 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 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
Total 34 38 1.1 352 10.4 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
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 6 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -

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 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 17 569 33.5 2 98 1 1 1.0 0 1
Total 25 689 27.6 2 98 5 43 8.6 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
2023-24 10 5 - 1 569 575 57.5
Total 34 62 352 43 689 1146 33.7

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
2023-24 12 1.2 0 - 2 0 0 - - - 0 0
Total 30 0.9 0 3 2 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
2023-24 10 13 15 28.0 2.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 5 59 5 0
Total 34 20 18 38.0 1.1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 5 59 7 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 9 26 2.9 242 26.9 9.3 3 50
Conference 6 12 2.0 76 12.7 6.3 0 13
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 11 2.8 104 26.0 9.5 1 39
Away 5 15 3.0 138 27.6 9.2 2 50
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 19 2.7 151 21.6 7.9 2 39
Losses 2 7 3.5 91 45.5 13.0 1 50
Month September 4 13 3.3 126 31.5 9.7 2 39
October 2 4 2.0 11 5.5 2.8 0 10
November 3 9 3.0 105 35.0 11.7 1 50

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total 1 14 14.0 0 14 4 42 10.5 0 21
Conference - - - - - 4 42 10.5 0 21
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - 2 20 10.0 0 21
Away 1 14 14.0 0 14 2 22 11.0 0 16
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 14 14.0 0 14 4 42 10.5 0 21
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September 1 14 14.0 0 14 4 42 10.5 0 21
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 9 - 242 42 14 298 33.1
Conference 6 - 76 42 - 118 19.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 4 - 104 20 - 124 31.0
Away 5 - 138 22 14 174 34.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 7 - 151 42 14 207 29.6
Losses 2 - 91 - - 91 45.5
Month September 4 - 126 42 14 182 45.5
October 2 - 11 - - 11 5.5
November 3 - 105 - - 105 35.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 18 2.0 - 3 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Conference 0 0.0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 1.5 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
Away 12 2.4 - 2 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 12 1.7 - 2 0 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 6 3.0 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Month September 12 3.0 - 2 0 0 - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - 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 2 0 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month September 4 2 0 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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