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Jordan Watkins San Francisco 49ers · #17

Wide Receiver · 5' 11", 196 lbs · Louisville, KY · Age 24

Jordan Watkins is a Wide Receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 138th overall, 2025. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 60 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 138th overall2-yr veteran
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San Francisco 49ers · #17 · Wide Receiver
Jordan Watkins
Season avg2 rec · 60 yds · 0 td
Career avg4 rec · 86 yds · 0 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
2rec
60yds
0td
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Scouting report

Jordan Watkins — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jordan Watkins is a Wide Receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 138th overall, 2025. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 60 yards and 0 touchdowns.
B-
Receiving
B
Big-play
C
Scoring
B-
Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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C+
Volume
Strong · offense
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B
Big-play
Strong · offense
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C
Scoring
Solid · offense
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C+
Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Jordan Watkins stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #560 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
11Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jordan Watkins — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A
Receiving
60 YDS
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B-
Volume
2 REC
drill in ↓
A+
Big-play
30.0 Y/R
drill in ↓
C-
Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Jordan Watkins

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
2
rec
2–2
50
rec yds
36–63
0
td
0–0
2
targets
2–3
2
games
1–3
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 2 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.0 rec
Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 4 / 1
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jordan Watkins career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202542260313.0
2026 in progress · 1 game12600230.0
Career548605
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
98off index
99def index
+63net
95%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 97, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jordan Watkins

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-02-15

The beginning

Jordan Watkins is a Wide Receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, in his 2nd NFL season.

San Francisco 49ers

Turning pro

Drafted 138th overall, 2025 as a Wide Receiver.

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Jordan Watkins is a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver, drafted 138th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 4 passes for 86 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 2 passes for 60 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Watkins's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
196 lbs
Draft
138th overall, 2025
Born
Louisville, KY
Age
24
Jersey
#17
Background

Jordan Watkins is from Louisville, KY and is 24 years old. He was drafted 138th overall, 2025 and plays wide receiver at 5' 11", 196 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has caught 4 passes for 86 yards and 0 touchdowns. Watkins is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

Jordan Watkins is a depth receiver who has caught 4 passes for 86 yards and 0 touchdowns across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Receiving4 career catches, 86 yards, 0 touchdowns.
Best season2 catches for 60 yards in 2026.
Yards per catch21.5 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree138th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Jordan Watkins — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jordan Watkins, answered.

What position does Jordan Watkins play?
Jordan Watkins is a Wide Receiver for the San Francisco 49ers.
When was Jordan Watkins drafted?
Jordan Watkins was drafted 138th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Jordan Watkins played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Jordan Watkins's career stats?
He has caught 4 passes for 86 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Jordan Watkins career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR5
behind the starter
Snap share
33%
of offensive snaps
Target share
2%
WOPR 0.05

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LA
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
46
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
42
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LAW2 vs MIAW3 vs ARIW4 vs DENW5 @ SEAW6 vs WASW7 @ ATLW8 · BYEW9 vs LVW10 @ DALW11 vs MINW12 vs SEAW13 @ NYGW14 vs LAW15 @ LACW16 @ KCW17 vs PHIW18 @ ARI

Each week grades Jordan Watkins's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2025
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk7 · Calf2025 Wk6 · Calf (Out)2025 Wk5 · Calf (Out)2025 Wk4 · Calf (Out)2025 Wk3 · Calf (Out)2025 Wk2 · Ankle

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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