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2026 season · WR · #9 · 5th season

9Christian Watson

Age 27 · 6'4" · 215 lb · North Dakota State · Pick 34 overall (2022). Listed WR1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 77% across 8 games.

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GBPackers offense77% of snaps
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Targets
66
8.3 per game
9th of 99
Receptions
42
64% catch rate
T-12th of 99
Yards
708
89 per game
4th of 99
Touchdowns
6
26 first downs
T-2nd of 99
Target share
22%
31% of air yards
26th of 99
aDOT
13.4
air yards per target
29th of 99
EPA / target
+0.46
+30.5 total
23rd of 99
YAC / catch
4.7
197 after the catch
38th of 99
The short version
  • How goodWatson's +30.5 EPA is 6th of 99 wide receivers.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+38.8, 78th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy13.1 standard points a game, WR5 of 171.15.7 half-PPR points a game, WR6 of 171.18.4 PPR points a game, WR6 of 171.
  • How he's usedScreens are not part of his role: 0% of his targets (league 4%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 8.7 a game over his last three against 8.3 for the season.
  • This weekA soft matchup: the Patriots rank 30th vs WR, allowing +0.45 EPA per target to wide receivers.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 99 wide receivers with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets22%26th of 99
74th
Depth of targetair yards per target13.429th of 99
71st
After the catchyards per reception4.738th of 99
62nd
Catch ratereceptions per target64%49th of 99
51st
EPA per target+0.4623rd of 99
77th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target39%42nd of 99
58th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better5%58th of 99
41st
Yards per game88.56th of 99
94th
Success rate50%T-55th of 99
42nd
Total EPA+30.56th of 99
94th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Watson scores 13.1 standard points a game, WR5 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 6.0 and 22.0; 3 boom weeks (12+) and 1 bust (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Patriots allow the 11th-most standard points to WRs, 21.8 a game.

Points a game13.1WR5 of 171
Season104.8WR3 · 8 games
Most weeks6.0–22.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 112+ · under 5

Watson scores 15.7 half-PPR points a game, WR6 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 8.0 and 25.2; 3 boom weeks (16+) and 1 bust (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Patriots allow the 12th-most half-PPR points to WRs, 27.8 a game.

Points a game15.7WR6 of 171
Season125.8WR3 · 8 games
Most weeks8.0–25.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 116+ · under 6.5

Watson scores 18.4 PPR points a game, WR6 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 9.9 and 28.4; 3 boom weeks (20+) and 1 bust (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Patriots allow the 10th-most PPR points to WRs, 33.8 a game.

Points a game18.4WR6 of 171
Season146.8WR3 · 8 games
Most weeks9.9–28.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 120+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the WR24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 99 wide receivers

Screens are not part of his role: 0% of his targets (league 4%). He works the middle of the field: 32% of his targets come between the numbers (league 21%). His share of the team's targets is 22%: on third down it holds at 24%; inside the 20 it falls to 15%.

No screensScreens 0% · 16th pctlWorks the middleMiddle of the field 32% · 84th pctlNot the red-zone option15% inside the 20 · 22% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
20%
59th
Screensshare of his targets
0%
16th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
32%
84th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
28%
43rd
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
24%
75th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
15%
56th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
55%
66th
Play actiontargets off play action
20%
71st
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying wide receivers; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · at PatriotsSun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
The game
NEat Patriots
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
Gillette Stadium
NE −3 · O/U 47.5
The defense vs WR
30th vs WR
allow +0.45 EPA per target to wide receivers, league +0.24
a soft matchup
His history
vs bottom-10 defenses: 2 games, 8.0 targets a game, 61 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 73%

A soft matchup: the Patriots rank 30th vs WR, allowing +0.45 EPA per target to wide receivers. He has averaged 61 yards a game against bottom-10 defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
55Games
293Targets
175Receptions
2,972Yards
26TD
2022 to 2026 · 5 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2024, 620 receiving yards in 14 games. This season's 88.5 a game puts him on pace for 1,505 over 17, a career high.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2022GB146641611714.943.6+0.47
2023GB95328422515.146.9+0.04
2024GB145329620221.444.3+0.37
2025GB105535611617.561.1+0.59
2026GB86642708616.988.5+0.46
Career1 tm552931752,9722617.054.0+0.39
Career highsYards 708 · 2026TD 7 · 2022Receptions 42 · 2026
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
WR1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
3 on 66 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
103.5
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    0Matthew GoldenWR83625 · 4 TD+7.5
    32MarShawn LloydRB74228 · 3 TD-20.0
    85Tucker KraftTE51355 · 3 TD+24.1
    8Josh JacobsRB45143 · 3 TD-2.2
    26Kaleb JohnsonRB31114-13.2
    22Pierre StrongRB2787-0.2
    30Chris BrooksRB2094-0.5
    83Savion WilliamsWR14115+8.3