2024 Season
Started 12 games at quarterback for the Bearkats in 2024 … completed 176 of 282 passes (62.4%) for 1,811 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions … added 647 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns on 168 carries, ranking second in CUSA in rushing among quarterbacks … led the team with 2,458 total yards of offense, averaging 204.8 yards per game … Named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week twice: after the season opener at Rice (8/31), where he threw for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns and rushed for 57 yards, and following the Kats' comeback win over Texas State (9/28) where he rushed for 105 yards and 2 touchdowns and passed for 95 yards … recorded a season-high 224 passing yards and 2 touchdowns at UTEP (10/3) … rushed for a season-best 116 yards and 2 touchdowns against NM State (9/21) ...became first Bearkat quarterback history with consecutive 100-yard rushing games with 105 vs the Bobcats and 116 a week earlier vs NM State ... completed a season-high 23 passes on 28 attempts for 213 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 24 yards and 2 scores in the New Orleans Bowl win over Georiga Southern ... completed 14 consecutive passes before a third-down incompletion late in the first half. The streak tied the New Orleans Bowl record for consecutive completions, equaling Louisiana’s Terrance Broadway’s effort vs Nevada in 2014 ... it was his fourth 200-yard passing game of the season
Iowa Western CC
Led Iowa Western CC to 2023 NJCAA national championship ... in 2023 completed 163 of 282 passes (57.8 percent) for 1,904 yards, 22 touchdowns and only 4 interceptions in 13 games played ... also rushed for 717 yards with 8 touchdowns ... 2023 NJCAA All-America second team
Arkansas-Monticello
Started collegiate career at Arkansas-Monticello, playing in one game in 2021 and five games in 2022
Celina High School
Two-time first team all-district selection in football and basketball at CHS
Personal
Son of Val and Phillip Watson ... has three siblings – Braydon, Landree and Blyss ... brother, Braydon, played football at North Texas
