Justin Watson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 144th pick

WR · Penn · 1999–2001

Games

Receptions

1,352

Rec Yards

Rec TD

Solo Tackles

Sacks

Draft Details

Year

2018

Round

Round 5

Pick

144th overall

Team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Position

College

Penn

Justin Watson Career Stats

Best statistical season: 2023 with KC (460 receiving yards).

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2018	TB	7	3	1	5	0
2019	TB	9	26	15	159	2
2020	TB	7	11	7	94	0
2022	KC	17	34	15	315	2
2023	KC	15	53	27	460	3
2024	KC	15	32	22	289	2
2025	HOU	3	4	3	30	0
Career		73	163	90	1,352	9

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits
2018	TB	7	6	0	0	0	0
2019	TB	9	5	2	0	0	0
2020	TB	7	4	3	1	1	1
2022	KC	17	1	0	0	0	0
2023	KC	15	2	0	0	0	0
2024	KC	15	0	0	0	0	0
2025	HOU	3	0	1	0	0	0
Career		73	18	6	1	1	1

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Justin Watson is a former wide receiver out of Penn, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 144th overall pick (round 5) in the 2018 NFL Draft. He played 93 regular-season games from 2018 to 2025, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.

More from the 2018 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CLE	Baker Mayfield	QB	Oklahoma; Texas Tech
1	2	NYG	Saquon Barkley	RB	Penn State
1	3	NYJ	Sam Darnold	QB	USC
1	4	CLE	Denzel Ward	CB	Ohio State
1	5	DEN	Bradley Chubb	OLB	N.C. State
1	6	IND	Quenton Nelson	G	Notre Dame
1	7	BUF	Josh Allen	QB	Wyoming; Reedley
1	8	CHI	Roquan Smith	ILB	Georgia
1	9	SF	Mike McGlinchey	OT	Notre Dame
1	10	ARI	Josh Rosen	QB	UCLA

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