Justin Watson Biography

Justin Howard Watson, born on April 4, 1996, is an American professional football wide receiver who has played in the National Football League. Justin Watson played college football at Penn and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft. Watson has won three Super Bowls, claiming victories in Super Bowl LV with the Buccaneers and Super Bowls LVII and LVIII with the Chiefs. A three-star wide receiver recruit, Watson chose to play college football for Penn over an offer from Bucknell. Over 40 games from 2014 to 2017, he recorded 286 receptions for 3,777 yards and 33 touchdowns, along with 44 carries for 339 yards and one touchdown. Watson earned All-Ivy League honors three times during 2015–17 and won Ivy League championships in 2015 and 2016. In Week 10 of the 2020 season, Watson recorded his first career sack on punter Joseph Charlton during a fake punt attempt in a 46–23 win over the Carolina Panthers.