Nakia Watson
Nakia Watson
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 89 | 321 | 3.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 145 | 768 | 5.3 | 9 | -- |
| 2021 | Washington State | 36 | 114 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 270 | 1,203 | 4.5 | 13 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington State | 24 | 230 | 9.6 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 30 | 296 | 9.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 54 | 526 | 9.7 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 50–24
at Colorado State
15 rush yds (7 car)
Dominant 26-point win on the road against Colorado State.
How he plays
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Edward Saydee’s 2022 season.
Matches Edward on
Differs from Edward on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.
Gerrid Doaks
Matches Gerrid on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Oscar Adaway III's senior season at South Carolina (2024).
Matches Oscar on
Differs from Oscar on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2023+182%
Up 182% from first season to most-recent.