Former NFL Linebacker — Bussin' With the Boys / FanDuel

Will Compton's Samsung Galaxy Watch 8: The Undrafted Work Ethic, Rebooted

Will Compton walked on at Nebraska, signed with the NFL for a $5,000 bonus, and cleared the waiver wire more times than most players survive a single cut. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 on his wrist is not a trophy — it is a training partner. Which tells you everything you need to know about the man wearing it.

Will Compton — the Galaxy Watch 8 on the wrist of a man who earned every snap.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 — AI coaching, health tracking, no pretense.

Will Compton was not supposed to make it. He was born in Bonne Terre, Missouri, walked on at the University of Nebraska, and earned a scholarship the old way — through practice-field performance rather than recruiting fanfare. He became a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, led the Cornhuskers in tackles for two consecutive seasons, and left Lincoln as team captain in 2012. The NFL Draft came and went without his name being called. On April 29, 2013, the Washington Redskins signed him for $1.48 million over three years — with a $5,000 signing bonus, no guarantees. By August 31, he had been cut.

Most careers end there. Compton's was cleared off the waiver wire and placed on the practice squad, where he rebuilt his case from the ground up. By Christmas Eve he was promoted to the active roster. By 2015 he was a starter, recording a career-best 122 tackles, an interception, a sack, and six passes defensed. By 2016 he was Washington's Defensive Captain — the same man who had been released in final cuts three years earlier. He finished his NFL run in 2022 with 358 career tackles, four fumble recoveries, three interceptions, and a reputation for knowing exactly where to be and exactly why.

During his time with the Tennessee Titans, Compton connected with offensive tackle Taylor Lewan, and in 2019 the two teammates launched Bussin' With the Boys — a podcast that grew from a locker-room experiment into one of the most-listened-to sports shows in the country. Guests have included Travis Kelce, Josh Allen, and Christian McCaffrey. In early 2025, Compton and Lewan left Barstool Sports and signed a reported three-year deal with FanDuel, taking the show with them. The undrafted linebacker who cleared the practice squad had done it again — only this time, in a medium nobody was watching when he started.

"Create a standard to live by — in order to turn your dreams into reality and create your own destiny." — Will Compton

The Practice-Squad Mentality, Worn on the Wrist

There is a specific type of NFL player that coaches value privately and scouts underrate publicly. They are not first-round picks. They do not need to be reminded to study film. They show up early, they know every assignment on the depth chart, and when a starter goes down on Week 3, they are ready because they have been preparing for Week 3 since the start of training camp. Will Compton spent nine years as exactly that player. The Galaxy Watch 8 is exactly that kind of tool — not the flashiest instrument in the category, not the one with the most prestigious heritage, but consistently reliable, deeply functional, and built for people who train because they take the work seriously.

Why This Watch on This Wrist

Will Compton has never been the most talented person in the room. He has consistently been the most prepared. From walking on at Nebraska to clearing waivers in Washington to building one of sports media's most popular podcasts from a practice squad conversation, his entire career has been an argument that systems beat talent when talent doesn't work. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 — AI coaching, health data, recovery metrics, all of it — is the smartwatch version of that thesis. It is not a status signal. It is a performance tool worn by someone who still runs the reps, even when nobody is watching.

And at Spot.Watch — that's always worth noticing.