Wide receiver for Louisiana Tech. 2017: 22 catches, 319 receiving yards.
6′2″ · 197 lb · New Orleans, LA
The story
2017 wide receiver for Louisiana Tech. 2017: 22 catches, 319 receiving yards.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 2927 nationally · Signed with Louisiana Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonMarlon Watts
A 2-star signing who has since put four seasons on the field at Louisiana Tech. One game to point at: 121 rec yds, 5 receptions against Southern Miss — Week 8, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 652 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Skip Holtz.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Skip Holtz — 34-20 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long catch (95th percentile). Concern: rec tds (7th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 53.5 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 26.2 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 29.6 | 12.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 57.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 22 | 319 | 14.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 16 | 144 | 9.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 106 | 11.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 51 | 652 | 12.8 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017
W 52–24
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-24vs Northwestern State | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-22@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-17@ South Carolina | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-16vs South Alabama | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-23@ UAB | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34vs Southern Miss | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 0 | 82 | Season-high 121 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 42-28@ Rice | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-48vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 22 | 319 | 12.9 | 0 | 82 |
Player DNA