Phat Watts

Nataurean "Phat" Watts (born December 23, 1999) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Tulane and Jones College.

Phat Watts

Profile
Position	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born	(1999-12-23) December 23, 1999 (age 25) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Petal (Petal, Mississippi)
College	Jones College (2018–2019) Tulane (2020–2024)
NFL draft	2025: undrafted

Early life and high school

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 Natorian “Duece” Watts.^[2] After their sophomore year, Watts and his brother transferred to Petal High School where they played with future Tulane teammate Stephon Huderson.^[1][2][3] Over his high school career, Watts played in 46 games and amassed 126 completions and 2046 yards on 273 attempts, 3,222 yards on 471 carries, 1,422 on 106 receptions, and 70 touchdowns.^[4]

College career

Jones College

After graduating high school, Watts began his collegiate career at Jones County Junior College.^[5] At Jones, he played with Tulane linebacker Nick Anderson.^[3] He played for a total of 20 games across the 2018 and 2019 seasons including a Mississippi Bowl win with future 2-time CFP champion quarterback Stetson Bennett IV.^[6][7] After the 2019 season, Watts was ranked as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports and received Division I offers from Tulane, Liberty, Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, and Southern Miss.^[8]

Tulane

Watts committed to play at Tulane for the 2020 season on June 7, 2019, and signed a letter of intent in December of the same year.^[8] Watts would play all 12 games for the next two years before suffering an ACL tear in the second game of the 2022 season, and would take a medical redshirt year.^[9] Watts was named to Jim Weber's All-Name College Football Team in 2021 and 2023.^[10][11]

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	16	293	18.3	73	3	2	3	1.5	2	0	1	31	31	31	0	3	1	4
2019	8	13	115	8.8	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	91	22.8	28	0	0	0	0
Tulane Green Wave
2020	12	17	217	12.8	38	0	5	19	3.8	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	12	18	224	12.4	49	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	5
2022	2	1	5	5	5	0	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024	8	1	27	27.0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NJCAA Career	20	29	408	14.1	73	3	2	3	1.5	2	0	5	122	24.4	31	0	3	1	4
FBS Career	37	37	473	12.8	49	2	6	24	4.0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	5
Career	57	66	881	13.3	73	5	8	27	3.4	14	1	5	122	24.4	31	0	7	2	9

Professional career

After a seven year college career, Watts declared for the 2025 NFL Draft.^[12]