Christian Watson

Nationality

United States

Born

1999-05-12

Height

6' 5"

Weight

208 lbs

Number

#9

Christian Justus Watson (born May 12, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison, and was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. Early life Watson was born in Phoenix, Arizona and grew up in Tampa, Florida, where he attended Henry B. Plant High School. He played for Plant's junior varsity football team for his first two years of high school. Watson began his freshman year at 5-foot-9 and ended his senior season at 6-foot-2. He gained 20 pounds between his junior and senior years. His growth allowed him to be more successful on the field, where he caught 23 passes for 393 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. Watson was lightly recruited coming out of high school, in large part due to a lack of playing time until his senior season. He committed to play college football at North Dakota State University entering his senior year.