Natorian "Duece" Watts (born December 23, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Jones College Bobcats and Tulane Green Wave.
Early life Watts was born in Chicago, Illinois, but moved to Richton, Mississippi at the age of four. He initially attended Richton High School, where he played football with his twin brother Nataurean “Phat” Watts. After their sophomore year, Watts and his brother transferred to Petal High School where he played with future Tulane teammate Stephon Huderson. Over his high school career, Watts played in 47 games and amassed 55 yards on 9 carries, 2,346 and 28 touchdowns on 119 receptions, 72 total tackles, and 1 interception.
College career Jones College Watts was rated as a 2-star recruit leaving high school. After graduating, Watts began his collegiate career at Jones County Junior College. At Jones, he played with Tulane linebacker Nick Anderson. He played for a total of 22 games across the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Throughout his time at Jones he amassed 1 rush for 13 yards, 47 receptions for 702 yards and 5 touchdowns, 7 kick returns for 196 yards, and 1 tackle.
Tulane Watts committed to play at Tulane University for the 2020 season on June 7, 2019. During the 2020 season, Watts made an immediate impact, as he started all 12 games. He led the team in receptions, receiving yards, and average yards per catch. The next season, Watts contributed 331 yards and 3 touchdown on 21 receptions. During his senior season, Watts had 33 receptions for 657 yards and 8 touchdown. Watts then caught 2 passes for 83 yards to help the Green Wave to a Cotton Bowl victory over reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans.
College statistics YearTeamGPReceivingRushingReturningTacklesRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDRetYdsAvgLngTDSoloAstTot2018 Jones College122328612.459300000000001012019 Jones College102441617.355211313130720929.9430000 2020 Tulane123151216.55261222000000000 2021 Tulane122133115.84730000000000000 2022 Tulane132956419.47371111000000101NJCAA career224770214.959511313130720929.9430101FBS career3781140717.47316231.53000000101Career59128210916.573213165.3130720929.9430202
Professional career
Green Bay Packers After going undrafted at the 2023 NFL draft, Watts was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 1, 2023. He was waived on August 29, 2023.
Pittsburgh Steelers Watts was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad on September 20, 2023. On January 17, 2024, he signed a reserve/futures contract with the Steelers. He was waived on August 27, 2024.
BC Lions Watts was signed to the practice roster of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on September 23, 2024. He was released on November 22, 2024.
References
External links Tulane Green Wave bio Jones College Bobcats bio