Justin Watson
Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | KC | 15 | 22 | 32 | 289 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
| 2023 | KC | 15 | 27 | 53 | 460 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 1 | 62 |
| 2022 | KC | 17 | 15 | 34 | 315 | 2 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 44 |
| 2020 | TB | 3 | 7 | 11 | 94 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | TB | 6 | 15 | 26 | 159 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 2018 | TB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Career Summary
Pennsylvania background; wide receiver
Justin Watson played college football at Pennsylvania. His NFL entry year is recorded as 2018, and the 2024 historical roster lists his position as wide receiver.
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Sources for this section
- github.com — nflverse historical 2019 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2020 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2021 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2022 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2023 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2024 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2018 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
Path to the NFL
2018 NFL Draft: round 5, pick 144
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Justin Watson in round 5 of the 2018 NFL Draft with overall pick No. 144. The draft record lists his college as Pennsylvania.
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Sources for this section
- github.com — nflverse historical 2019 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2020 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2021 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2022 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2023 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2024 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2018 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- www.pro-football-reference.com — Pro Football Reference 2018 draft table (saved local copy)
NFL Career
Historical NFL roster record through 2024
Justin Watson's historical NFL roster entries include Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018–2021); Kansas City Chiefs (2022–2024). These entries describe dated roster statuses rather than a count of regular-season appearances.
In the 2023 regular season, Justin Watson caught 27 passes for 460 yards and 3 touchdowns. In the 2024 regular season, Justin Watson caught 22 passes for 289 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Sources for this section
- github.com — nflverse historical 2019 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2020 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2021 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2022 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2023 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2024 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
- github.com — nflverse historical regular-season player totals (local season aggregates)
- github.com — nflverse historical 2018 roster snapshot (saved local copy)
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MFT PLAYER RANKINGS
Current player ranking
MFT Score: 54.7
2026 preseason baseline. Position-relative and updated through the site’s weekly review process.