Duece Watts

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Duece Watts
No. 85 Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1999-12-23) December 23, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Career information
High school: Petal
(Petal, Mississippi)
College:
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Natorian "Duece" Watts (born December 23, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Jones College and Tulane.

High school career

Watts was born in Chicago, Illinois, but moved to Richton, Mississippi at the age of four.[1] He initially attended Richton High School, where he played football with his twin brother Nataurean “Phat” Watts.[2] After their sophomore year, Watts and his brother transferred to Petal High School where he played with future Tulane teammate Stephon Huderson.[1][2][3] Over his high school career, Watts played in 47 games and amassed 55 yards on 9 carries, 2,346 and 28 touchdowns on 119 receptions, 72 total tackles, and 1 interception.[4]

College career

Jones College

Watts was rated as a 2-star recruit leaving high school.[5] After graduating, Watts began his collegiate career at Jones County Junior College.[6] At Jones, he played with Tulane linebacker Nick Anderson.[3] He played for a total of 22 games across the 2018 and 2019 seasons.[7][8][9] Throughout his time at Jones he amassed 1 rush for 13 yards, 47 receptions for 702 yards and 5 touchdowns, 7 kick returns for 196 yards, and 1 tackle.[7][8]

Tulane

Watts committed to play at Tulane for the 2020 season on June 7, 2019.[10] During the 2020 season, Watts made an immediate impact, as he started all 12 games. He led the team in receptions, receiving yards, and average yards per catch.[3] The next season, Watts contributed 331 yards and 3 touchdown on 21 receptions.[3] During his senior season, Watts had 33 receptions for 657 yards and 8 touchdown.[11] Watts then caught 2 passes for 83 yards to help the Green Wave to a Cotton Bowl victory over reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans.[12][13]

College statistics

Season GP Receiving Rushing Returning Tackles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD Solo Ast Tot
Jones College Bobcats
2018 12 23 286 12.4 59 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2019 10 24 416 17.3 55 2 1 13 13 13 0 7 209 29.9 43 0 0 0 0
Tulane Green Wave
2020 12 31 512 16.5 52 6 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 12 21 331 15.8 47 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 13 29 564 19.4 73 7 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
NJCAA career 22 47 702 14.9 59 5 1 13 13 13 0 7 209 29.9 43 0 1 0 1
FBS career 37 81 1407 17.4 73 16 2 3 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Career 59 128 2109 16.5 73 21 3 16 5.3 13 0 7 209 29.9 43 0 2 0 2

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 1/4 in 196 lb 32 1/4 in 10 1/8 in 4.59 s 1.47 s 2.65 s 4.41 s 7.27 s 37.5 in 10 ft 5 in 17 reps
All values from Pro Day[14]

Green Bay Packers

After going undrafted at the 2023 NFL draft, Watts was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 1, 2023.[15][16][17] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[18]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Watts was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad on September 20, 2023.[19] On January 17, 2024, he signed a reserve/futures contract with the Steelers.[20]

References

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