#3

Phat Watts

WR · Tulane · Sr. · #3

Tulane 2024 — college career complete
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Phat Watts

WR · Tulane · Sr · #3

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#185 national
CFB
College
Tulane
2021–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches
2021
2022
2024
Jon Sumrall
Tulane
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Fritz → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Tulane2-10HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2022Tulane12-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2024Tulane12727.00--
2022Tulane155.00--
2021Tulane1822412.42--
Career2025612.82--
SeasonTeam
2024Tulane----------
2022Tulane15------
2021Tulane----------
Career15------

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

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.

Oklahoma State · 2021

#2

Demarcus Jones

Southern Miss · 2021

80%
#3

Josh Johnson

Louisville · 2021

78%
#4

Glynn Johnson Jr

New Mexico State · 2021

74%
#5

Jerjuan Newton

Toledo · 2021

71%

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.

Memphis · 2022

#2

Neno Lemay

Nicholls · 2023

98%
#3

Max Tomczak

Youngstown State · 2025

97%
#4

Whop Philyor

Indiana · 2020

97%
#5

Antwan Davis

Ball State · 2020

96%

Matches Gabriel on

Height
Weight
Yards per reception
20202021

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Demarcus Jones's sophomore season at Southern Miss (2021).

Southern Miss · 2021

#2

Josh Johnson

Louisville · 2021

79%
#3

Kyre Duplessis

Coastal Carolina · 2023

75%
#4

Jerjuan Newton

Toledo · 2021

All-MAC
74%
#5

Malachi Thomas

Virginia Tech · 2022

74%

Matches Demarcus on

Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Player DNA

Players who play like Phat Watts

#1

Gabriel Rogers

Memphis · 2021

99%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2024
2242021
5.02022
27.02024

-88%

Sharp dropoff (-88%) — career inflection point.