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Justin Watson Houston Texans · #84

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 215 lbs · Bridgeville, PA · Age 30

Justin Watson is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, drafted 144th overall, 2018. In 2025 he caught 3 passes for 30 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 144th overall7-yr veteran
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Season avg3 rec · 30 yds · 0 td
Career avg90 rec · 1,352 yds · 9 td
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Scouting report

Justin Watson — 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.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Justin Watson is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, drafted 144th overall, 2018. In 2025 he caught 3 passes for 30 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
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Scoring
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Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Justin Watson 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
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
136Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Justin Watson — every number, three levels deep

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

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Receiving
30 YDS
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Volume
3 REC
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Big-play
10.0 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Justin Watson

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 2026  modeled
12
rec
3–22
171
rec yds
-1–343
1
td
0–2
20
targets
0–39
10
games
4–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 3 → projected 12 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+10.3
Age curve
-1.2
Net vs last season+9.1 rec
Everything it reads
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7 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 30 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 17 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Justin Watson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20181215035.0
2019161515922610.6
20201179401113.4
2022171531523421.0
2023162746035317.0
2024172228923213.1
202533300410.0
Career92901,3529163
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 Houston Texans built to win?

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

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 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 Justin Watson

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

1996-04-04

The beginning

Justin Watson is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, in his 9th NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 144th overall, 2018 as a Wide Receiver.

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Justin Watson is a Houston Texans wide receiver, drafted 144th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2018–2025) he has caught 90 passes for 1,352 yards and 9 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 3 passes for 30 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2025.

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Watson's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Height
6' 2"
Weight
215 lbs
Draft
144th overall, 2018
Born
Bridgeville, PA
Age
30
Jersey
#84
Background

Justin Watson is from Bridgeville, PA and is 30 years old. He was drafted 144th overall, 2018 and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 215 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2018–2025) he has caught 90 passes for 1,352 yards and 9 touchdowns. Watson is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Justin Watson is a rotational receiver who has caught 90 passes for 1,352 yards and 9 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2018–2025).

Receiving90 career catches, 1,352 yards, 9 touchdowns.
Best season27 catches for 460 yards in 2023.
Yards per catch15.0 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree144th overall, 2018.
Durability92 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Justin Watson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Justin Watson, answered.

What position does Justin Watson play?
Justin Watson is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans.
When was Justin Watson drafted?
Justin Watson was drafted 144th overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Justin Watson played?
7 (2018–2025).
What are Justin Watson's career stats?
He has caught 90 passes for 1,352 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Justin Watson 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
WR6
behind the starter

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
vs BUF
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
65
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 2
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
64
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs BUFW2 vs CINW3 @ INDW4 vs DALW5 @ TENW6 @ JAXW7 vs NYGW8 · BYEW9 @ LACW10 @ CLEW11 vs INDW12 vs BALW13 @ PITW14 @ WASW15 vs JAXW16 @ PHIW17 @ GBW18 vs TEN

Each week grades Justin Watson'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
10
since 2020
Games missed
6
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk20 · Concussion (Out)2025 Wk17 · Calf (Out)2025 Wk16 · Calf (Questionable)2025 Wk15 · Calf (Questionable)2023 Wk11 · Elbow2023 Wk9 · Elbow

Home surface: astroturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Justin Watson head-to-head

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