Phat Watts Explained

Phat Watts
School:Tulane Green Wave
Currentnumber:3
Currentposition:Wide receiver
Class: Senior
Major:Design
Birth Date:23 December 1999
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Heightft:6
Heightin:0
Weight Lbs:190
Highschool:Petal
(Petal, Mississippi)
Bowlgames:
Espn:4685038

Nataurean "Phat" Watts (born December 23, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Tulane Green Wave who had played college football at Jones College.

Early life and high school

Watts was born in Chicago, Illinois, but moved to Richton, Mississippi at the age of four.[1] He initially attended Richton High School, where he played football with his twin brother Natorian “Duece” Watts.[2] After their sophomore year, Watts and his brother transferred to Petal High School where they played with future Tulane teammate Stephon Huderson.[3] Over his high school career, Watts played in 46 games and amassed 126 completions and 2046 yards on 273 attempts, 3,222 yards on 471 carries, 1,422 on 106 receptions, and 70 touchdowns.[4]

College career

Jones College

After graduating high school, Watts began his collegiate career at Jones County Junior College.[5] At Jones, he played with Tulane linebacker Nick Anderson. He played for a total of 20 games across the 2018 and 2019 seasons including a Mississippi Bowl win with future 2-time CFP champion quarterback Stetson Bennett IV.[6] [7] After the 2019 season, Watts was ranked as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports and received Division I offers from Tulane, Liberty, Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, and Southern Miss.[8]

Tulane

Watts committed to play at Tulane for the 2020 season on June 7, 2019, and signed a letter of intent in December of the same year. Watts would play all 12 games for the next two years before suffering an ACL tear in the second game of the 2022 season, and would take a medical redshirt year.[9] Watts was named to Jim Weber's All-Name College Football Team in 2021 and 2023.[10] [11]

College statistics

SeasonGPReceivingRushingReturningTackles
RecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDRetYdsAvgLngTDSoloAstTot
Jones College Bobcats
2018121629318.3733231.52013131310314
20198131158.81900000049122.8280000
Tulane Green Wave
2020121721712.83805193.814100000000
2021121822412.44920000000000415
20222155501555000000000
20233000000000000000000
NJCAA Career202940814.1733231.520512224.4310314
FBS Career293644612.44926244.014100000415
Career496585413.17358273.4141512224.4310729

References

  1. Web site: Kemp . Jacob . Brothers & teammates: Watts twins find success at Petal . 2023-05-02 . Hattiesburg American . en-US.
  2. Petro, Camal (2017-09-12). "Watts Finds Home at Running Back". The Pine Belt News. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  3. Web site: Phat Watts - Football . 2023-05-02 . Tulane University Athletics . en.
  4. Web site: Nataurean Watts' (Richton, MS) High School Football Stats . 2023-05-02 . www.maxpreps.com . en.
  5. Web site: Curet . Taylor . 2019-08-16 . The Watts brothers - a dynamic duo for Jones College . 2023-05-02 . en.
  6. Web site: Football vs Eastern Arizona on 12/2/2018 - Box Score . 2023-05-02 . Jones College Athletics . en.
  7. Web site: Phat Watts Stats . 2023-05-01 . The Football Database.
  8. Web site: Nataurean Watts, Jones College Bobcats, Wide Receiver . 2023-05-02 . 247Sports . en-US.
  9. News: Vannini . Chris . Can virtual reality aid injury recovery, mental health? How Tulane football has benefited . 2023-05-02 . The Athletic . en.
  10. Web site: College football: An all-name team for the 2021 season . 2023-05-02 . 247Sports . en-US.
  11. Weber, Jim [@JimMWeber]. "College Football’s 2023 All-Name Team, ft...." Twitter, 17 July 2023, https://twitter.com/JimMWeber/status/1680934802742996994.

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