Tre Watson

#84 · TE · Sr. · Texas A&M6′5″ · 250 lb · Rio Rancho, NM

Tre Watson: TE · Texas A&M · #84.

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Tre Watson

TE · Texas A&M · Sr · #84

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Lee Marks, Jeff Tedford and Mike Elko. One game to point at: 67 receiving yards and 4 receptions against New Mexico State — Week 12, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Texas A&M in the news

Texas A&M football star dies at 49New York Post Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Texas A&M	21	280	13.3	1	33
2023	Fresno State	38	366	9.6	4	28
2022	Fresno State	9	82	9.1	0	17
2021	Fresno State	10	134	13.4	0	25
Career		78	862	11.1	5	33

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-23vs No. 7 Notre Dame	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 2	W 52-10vs McNeese	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 3	W 33-20@ Florida	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 4	W 26-20vs Bowling Green	2	20	10.0	0	15
Wk 5	W 21-17vs Arkansas	1	5	5.0	1	5
Wk 8	W 34-24@ Mississippi State	1	26	26.0	0	26
Wk 10	L 20-44@ South Carolina	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 12	W 38-3vs New Mexico State	4	67	16.8	0	33	Season-high 67 yds
Wk 13	L 41-43@ Auburn	3	24	8.0	0	11
Wk 14	L 7-17vs No. 3 Texas	3	38	12.7	0	16
Bowl	L 31-35vs USC	3	42	14.0	0	21
Total		21	280	13.3	1	33

Signature game

Week 5 · 2024

W 21-17

vs Arkansas · neutral site

1 rec · 5 yds · 1 TD

A close one, won by 4 at a neutral site.

With T. White — 43.1 yards per punt · 9 punts · 7 inside the 20 · M. Reed — 163 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.4 · 13 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 23 · Q3 · EPA +3.60Conner Weigman pass complete to Tre Watson for 26 yds to the MSST 10 for a
Week 4 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.00Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 15 yds to the BGSU 46 for a
Week 10 · South Carolina · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.00Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 14 yds to the SC 38 for a
Week 12 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 14 yds to the NMSU 45 for a
Week 5 · Arkansas · 1st and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.88Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 5 yds for a TD (Randy Bond KICK)
Week 12 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.68Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 33 yds to the NMSU 16 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Florida · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +1.57Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 15 yds to the FLA 12 for a
Week 14 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.34Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 16 yds to the TEX 44 for a
Week 14 · Texas · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +1.25Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 16 yds to the TEX 5 for a
Week 12 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.22Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 15 yds to the NMSU 5 for a

Teams and coaches

2021Fresno State10-3HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning

2024Texas A&M8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 45 (#74 of 135). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

45Rotational starter #74 of 135 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (82nd percentile). Concern: catch rate (26th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#197 / 610 · 68th pct

13.3

EPA / target#255 / 610 · 58th pct

0.94

Explosive rate#390 / 610 · 36th pct

12.0%

TD rate#403 / 610 · 34th pct

4.0%

Catch rate#452 / 610 · 26th pct

84.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#31 / 168 · 82nd pct

13.3

Rec yards#67 / 168 · 60th pct

280

Receptions#87 / 168 · 47th pct

Long catch#89 / 168 · 45th pct

Rec TDs#110 / 168 · 25th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

60th → 58th percentile

Explosive rate

26th → 36th percentile

Catch rate

95th → 26th percentile

TD rate

73rd → 34th percentile

Yards / catch

24th → 68th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	30.8	13.7	0.0
Road4g	1.5	19.8	15.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.5	18.5	12.2	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	33.8	15.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

Pass share

41.0%

360 pass / 518 run

Plays / game

67.5

13 games

Team sack rate

5.7%

384 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

21 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

45 · #74 of 135 TEs · 2024

Tre Watson

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Style of play

Fans

Texas A&M in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

21 catches in 11 games

Four seasons, two schools