WR#84
Justin Watson
gsis_id 00-0034386
HOU
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2023 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.55 yd
- Cushion
- 5.75 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -1.03
- Avg YAC
- 2.74
- Share of intended air yards
- 36.2%
- Catch rate
- 52.6%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 87.5
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.054 | 0.12 | 0 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 32 | 22 | 289 | 2 | 21.2 | 0.060 | 0.18 | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2023 | 19 | 63 | 33 | 550 | 3 | 8.4 | 0.093 | 0.30 | 0 | 104.0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 345 | 2 | 11.2 | 0.057 | 0.18 | 0 | 64.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- College
- Penn (Ivy League)
- Draft
- 2018 · Rd 5 · Pk 144 · TB
- Rookie season
- 2018
- Experience
- 9 yr
- Status
- CUT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 20 · Out · Concussion · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · HOU
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
69 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2023 · WR cohort of 86
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2023; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Jonathan MingoWR · CAR · distance 0.33
- Separation
- 2.77
- Cushion
- 6.17
- YAC over expected
- -0.67
- Share of air yards
- 22.0
- Catch rate
- 50.6
Marquise BrownWR · ARI · distance 0.41
- Separation
- 2.51
- Cushion
- 6.06
- YAC over expected
- -0.42
- Share of air yards
- 30.5
- Catch rate
- 50.5
Alec PierceWR · IND · distance 0.55
- Separation
- 2.15
- Cushion
- 6.24
- YAC over expected
- -0.04
- Share of air yards
- 23.7
- Catch rate
- 49.2
Rashod BatemanWR · BAL · distance 0.63
- Separation
- 2.50
- Cushion
- 5.54
- YAC over expected
- -0.49
- Share of air yards
- 19.5
- Catch rate
- 57.1
D.J. CharkWR · CAR · distance 0.64
- Separation
- 2.29
- Cushion
- 5.75
- YAC over expected
- 0.24
- Share of air yards
- 25.1
- Catch rate
- 53.0
Justin Watson baseline
- Separation
- 2.48
- Cushion
- 6.01
- YAC over expected
- -0.95
- Share of air yards
- 23.4
- Catch rate
- 50.0