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Christian Watson

Wide Receiver, Green Bay Packers · #9.

Player facts

Team: Green Bay Packers
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 9
Born: May 12, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Tampa, FL, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 215 lbs
College: North Dakota State
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

5th in receiving yards 474
2nd in receiving touchdowns 6
7th in total touchdowns 6

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	26	40	474	18.2	6	81	17	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	26	40	474	17.6	6	81	17	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	159	267	2,738	17.2	26	81	114	16	117	7.3	2	46	1	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	48 targets	+0.50	50%		20th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs CHI	W 31-7	6	8	143	23.8	2	53	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ TB	W 17-14	3	3	47	15.7	0	18	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 24	vs ATL	L 35-14	7	10	96	13.7	1	34	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ NYJ	W 20-17 OT	4	11	41	10.3	1	20	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ MIN	L 39-22	6	8	147	24.5	2	81	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Christian Justus Watson (born May 12, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison, and was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Christian Watson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Watson was born in Phoenix, Arizona and grew up in Tampa, Florida, where he attended Henry B. Plant High School. He played for Plant's junior varsity football team for his first two years of high school. Watson began his freshman year at 5-foot-9 and ended his senior season at 6-foot-2. He gained 20 pounds between his junior and senior years. His growth allowed him to be more successful on the field, where he caught 23 passes for 393 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior.

Watson was lightly recruited coming out of high school, in large part due to a lack of playing time until his senior season. He committed to play college football at North Dakota State University entering his senior year.

College career

Watson played for the North Dakota State Bison. Watson redshirted his freshman season. As a redshirt freshman the following year, he caught nine passes for 165 yards as the Bison won the 2018 FCS national championship. As a redshirt sophomore, Watson caught 34 passes for 732 yards and six touchdowns and was named second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).

He had 19 catches for 442 yards and one touchdown and was named first-team All-MVFC and 1st team All-American (AP) as an All-Purpose player in his redshirt junior season, which was shortened and played in early 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He repeated as a first-team All-MVFC selection, and was named second-team All-American(AP) after catching 43 passes for 801 yards and seven touchdowns in his redshirt senior season. Watson and the Bison won the 2021 FCS national championship, beating Montana State 38–10. He missed almost the entire postseason in his senior season. Watson also played in the 2022 Senior Bowl where he was voted National WR of the Week.

Personal life

Watson is a Christian. He has said, "It's a tough sport, a lot on the body, but I'm just grateful for where I'm at regardless of the situation, appreciative of that. I always kind of fall back on that, embracing God's plan."

Watson married his college sweetheart, Lakyn Adkins, on April 5, 2024. They have one son together.

Watson's father, Tim Watson, played safety in the NFL during the 1990s for the Packers, Eagles, Chiefs, and Giants. He was a sixth round selection of the Packers in the 1993 NFL draft. His father now goes by Tazim Wajid Wajed.

Watson has four siblings, a brother and three sisters. Watson's older brother, Tre Watson, played linebacker at Maryland and Illinois and was an All-Big Ten selection. He currently plays in the XFL (now the UFL).

From Wikipedia’s article on Christian Watson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹