
AS A JUNIOR IN 2008:
• Saw action in the first seven games as a backup
quarterback, before missing the remainder of the season due to
injury.
• Completed 42 of 74 passes on the season for 375 yards and
two touchdowns, while rushing 26 times for 70 yards.
• Hit on 12 of 18 attempts for a season-high 135 yards
against Brown.
• Completed 13 of 25 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown at
Harvard.
• Threw for 38 yards and a score in the victory over
Fordham.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009:
• Played in one game as a backup quarterback, before
suffering a season-ending injury.
• Had one rush for a seven-yard touchdown against Sacred
Heart.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008:
• Did not see any varsity action.
HIGH SCHOOL:
• Played for coach Zoran Milich at Montgomery High School in
Skillman, N.J.
• Served as team captain as a senior.
• Named the Somerset County Player of the Year.
• Earned Group IV first team All-State honors.
• Selected first team All-Area by the Camden Courier
Post.
• Threw for 2,039 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior, while
rushing for 223 yards and seven scores.
• Passed for 5,182 yards and 42 touchdowns during his high
school career.
• Holds school single-season and career records for both
passing yards and touchdown passes.
• Selected to play in the New York-New Jersey All-Star
Classic.
• Also played lacrosse at Montgomery, helping the team to the
2007 state championship.
PERSONAL:
• Son of Dave and Lynn Watson.
• Father played basketball at Grove City College.
• Brother, Steven, played lacrosse at Rutgers from
2008-2011.
• Pursuing a degree through the Center for Interdisciplinary
and Special Studies.
| WATSON'S PASSING STATISTICS | |||||||
| YEAR | GP-GS | COMP-ATT | INT | PCT | YARDS | TD | LONG |
| 2009 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7-0 | 42-74 | 1 | 56.8 | 375 | 2 | 32 |
| TOTAL | 8-0 | 42-74 | 1 | 56.8 | 375 | 2 | 32 |
| WATSON'S RUSHING STATISTICS | ||||||
| YEAR | GP-GS | ATT | YARDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| 2009 | 1-0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7-0 | 26 | 70 | 2.7 | 0 | 13 |
| TOTAL | 8-0 | 27 | 77 | 2.9 | 1 | 13 |









