Christian Watson
Wide Receiver #9
Personal
| Age | 27 |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | May 12, 1999 |
| Height | 6'4" |
| Weight | 208 lb |
Draft
| College | North Dakota State | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2022 | |
| Pick | Round: 2, Overall: 34 | |
| Team | GB |
Fantasy Value
Christian Watson's fantasy value is measured by the players he could be traded for. Our trade analzyer estimates his value at 77 points, which makes his value similar to:
- Alec Pierce (82 points)
- Carnell Tate (80 points)
- Marvin Harrison Jr. (77 points)
- DJ Moore (77 points)
- Michael Pittman Jr. (74 points)
Christian Watson is projected for 0.0 fantasy points in PPR scoring this week as he faces the Minnesota Vikings.
| Week 1 Projections | ||
|---|---|---|
| Catches | Yards | Touchdowns |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
You can see where those projections compare to other WRs in our Wide Receiver Rankings.
Player News
Christian Watson: Christian Watson on the Verge of a League-Winning Breakout?
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson has yet to play a full 17-game season, and for most of his four-year career, he's been part of a muddled depth chart. As a result, he has never topped 41 catches or 620 receiving yards in a season, but 2026 is set up for a true breakout. Watson is now approximately 18 months removed from the ACL injury that kept him sidelined for the first seven weeks of the 2025 season, and after the Packers moved on from two of their more heavily involved receivers from a year ago, Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks, the team committed to Watson in the form of a four-year, $92 million extension. Throughout his career, in games where Watson has seen at least a 75% route share, he has averaged 14.1 half-PPR fantasy points per game, which would have ranked as WR7 in 2025 and no lower than WR12 over the past four seasons. Set to see a full-time role in 2026, the 27-year-old Watson is one of the most high-upside buy candidates as RotoBalller's dynasty WR37, and it should surprise nobody if he flirts with WR1 status over the coming seasons.
Jun. 28, 2026 5:12 AM EST
Player Stats
| YEAR | TM | GM | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | TGT | % | YDS | TD | YPC | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | FUM | |||
| 2022 | GB | 16 | 36 | 60 | 60.0 | 507 | 7 | 14.1 | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | GB | 16 | 28 | 53 | 52.8 | 422 | 5 | 15.1 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | GB | 16 | 29 | 52 | 55.8 | 620 | 2 | 21.4 | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | GB | 10 | 35 | 55 | 63.6 | 611 | 6 | 17.5 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
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