$Signed a four-year, $9.24 million contract with the Packers in July of 2022.
See red zone opportunities inside the 20, 10 and 5-yard lines along with the percentage of time they converted the opportunity into a touchdown.
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player’s percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Avg Depth of Target
15.2 Yds
Avg Yds Per Route Run
1.64
2024 NFL Game Log
This Week’s Opposing Pass Defense
The bars represents the team’s percentile rank (based on QB Rating Against). The longer the bar, the better their pass defense is. The team and position group ratings only include players that are currently on the roster and not on injured reserve. The list of players in the table only includes defenders with at least 3 attempts against them.
@ Bears
Sunday, Nov 17th at 1:00PM
Overall QB Rating Against
62.2
Measurables Review
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player’s percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
A North Dakota State product, Watson nearly crept into the first round of last year’s draft after blazing a 4.36 40-yard dash at 6-4, 208, with a 38.5-inch vertical to boot. He ultimately went 34th overall to the Packers, still earlier than nearly anyone expected, and after dealing with some early injuries became the big-play threat the team had envisioned. Seven of Watson’s 41 catches went for touchdowns, as did two of his seven carries, though all nine of his scores came in a four-game stretch from mid-November to early December. The good news is that he didn’t completely disappear thereafter, averaging 4.0 catches for 52.5 yards on 6.3 targets the final four weeks. Fellow rookie wideout Romeo Doubs, meanwhile, failed to build on a promising start to the season and was marginalized in Green Bay’s offense by the end of the year. It could be those two second-year guys at the top of the depth chart this spring, only now in a more run-based offense with Jordan Love replacing Aaron Rodgers under center while Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon lead the way out of the backfield.
In terms of opportunity, Watson probably has it best of the rookie wide receivers, joining an
Aaron Rodgers – Matt LaFleur offense that lost Davante Adams (169 targets) and Marquez
Valdes-Scantling (55). The rub? Watson might not be the most pro-ready prospect, given that
he’s 23, played at FCS program North Dakota State and never caught more than 43 passes in a
single season while spending a lot of time blocking in run-first offenses. On the other hand, he
had a dominant share of the Bison’s passing game – including 35 percent of the receiving
yards and TDs last year – and then lit up the Combine with a 4.36 40, 136-inch broad jump and
38.5-inch vertical at 6-4, 208. The Packers took Watson at No. 34 overall, boosting a woefully
thin wideout group that otherwise consisted of Allen Lazard, Sammy Watkins, Randall Cobb and
Amari Rodgers. They also grabbed Romeo Doubs in Round 4, but Watson’s physical specs and
draft capital make him the long-term upside play of the bunch, while Lazard is the floor play with a guaranteed starting job. Watson did hit a speed bump after the draft, requiring minor knee surgery that kept him on the sideline for the start of training camp, whereas fellow rookie Doubs managed to earn praise from Rodgers in the early days of camp. Watson came back from the PUP list Aug. 15 and thus has a chance to be ready for Week 1 still, though he won’t necessarily have a key role.
