Not to be confused withJustin Watson (RB · 1999–2002).

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Justin Watson

Top 43% all-time WRsSolid Contributor📉 Fades · -11% playoffs

Height6'2"

Weight215 lb

BornApr 4, 1996

Age30

CollegePenn See College Stats

ConferenceIvy League

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 5, Pick 144 · TB

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage

Career Value · VORP

13 career value over replacement — #3457 all-time of 4,649. 3.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #144 (Rd 5) · TB · 2018 · +16.4 vs expected KV-H

47actual

30.6 expected · Δ+16.4

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Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.602 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.602Touch rate0.073EPA/snap0Snap share34.9%Off snaps2,245ReliableCV 0.22

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 15.0 regular season → 13.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-11%

vs reg season

Understanding These Stats

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt13Rec9Yds120Ctch%69.2%Y/R13.3Y/Tgt9.21D7

Snap Counts

Off252Off%33.7%ST75ST%26.3%

College Stats

PennCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined HOU (from KC)
2025final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2022team change
Joined KC (from TB)
2018draft
Drafted by TB — Round 5, Pick 144

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 215 lb

Frame

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	KC	1	W7Out· Elbow
2022	KC	0	W21Questionable· Illness
2021	TB	1	W17Questionable· QuadricepW18Out· QuadricepW19Questionable· Quadricep
2020	TB	2	W3Out· ShoulderW5Out· Chest

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 52

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D2019

C+2022

C+2023

C+2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

70%

20182025

2020 · Shoulder · 69%2021 · Quadricep · 6%2025 · cause not documented · 18%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Typical

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2019	159	26.5	336+177	19.8
2022	315	18.5	242-73	14.2
2023	460	30.7	467+7	27.4
2024	289	19.3	297+8	17.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 8 seasons (2018–2025) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

TB 2018–2021 KC 2022–2024 HOU 2025

Justin Watson

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2018 Draft Class· this player went #144

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography