Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | W 52-6vs Temple | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | Season-high 27 yds |
| Total | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
#3
Phat Watts
Former wide receiver at Tulane. 2024: 1 catch, 27 receiving yards.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Richton, MS
CFB Index 32 · #406 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceTulane 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 185 nationally · Joined Tulane
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Tulane. 2024: 1 catch, 27 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulane in 2020.
Phat Watts
Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons at Tulane, two different head coaches: Willie Fritz and Jon Sumrall. One game to point at: 27 rec yds, 1 receptions against Temple — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulane, 473 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20209 games
- Signed with Tulane3-star out of Jones College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tulane
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coaches2020–2022
Tulane
2024era →
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Fritz → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Tulane6-6HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy
2021Tulane2-10HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2022Tulane12-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 27.0 YDS/g, 27.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2021 production profile sits closest to John Paul Richardson’s 2021 season.
91%match
Matches John on
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gabriel Rogers’s path through Memphis.
Matches Gabriel on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Demarcus Jones's sophomore season at Southern Miss (2021).
83%match
Matches Demarcus on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Player DNA
Players who play like Phat Watts
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology