Blake Watson
Blake Watson
Beats you as a runner and a receiver. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ricky Rahne and Ryan Silverfield. The receipt: 169 rush yds, 100 rec yds against North Texas — Week 9, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Memphis, 3,161 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ryan Silverfield.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Memphis | 192 | 1,152 | 6.0 | 14 | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 157 | 897 | 5.7 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 215 | 1,112 | 5.2 | 8 | -- |
| 2018 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 564 | 3,161 | 5.6 | 27 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Memphis | 53 | 485 | 9.2 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 37 | 314 | 8.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 100 | 854 | 8.5 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023
W 36–26
at Iowa State
107 rush yds (15 car)
How he plays
Play style
Threatens defenses in every dimension — rushing, receiving, third-down.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete Back
Threatens defenses in every dimension — rushing, receiving, third-down.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Josh Williams’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Williams's graduate season at LSU (2022).
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Player DNA
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Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2023
#187
Heisman watch (#187) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2023+4%
Modest growth (4%) across the multi-season window.