
Draft Note by John Paulsen
Watson's efficiency numbers when healthy are among the most impressive at the position. In 10 games last season after returning from injury, he caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and six touchdowns, with a PFF route grade (96th percentile) and YPRR (2.51, 96th percentile) that both ranked at the very top of the wide receiver sample. Over 10 games last year, his production extrapolated to a 1,039-yard, 10.2-touchdown pace for a full season. In his 23 career games where he's played at least 70 percent of the snaps, he has averaged 3.6 catches, 63 yards, and 0.70 touchdowns on 6.1 targets per game, or 12.2 fantasy points, solidly WR1-adjacent. The snap share is the key. Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks are both gone, and Watson should command 75 to 80 percent of the snaps as the clear WR1 in Green Bay entering 2026. Jordan Love's 100th-percentile CPOE means the ball will be placed accurately when Watson works downfield, and the Packers' receiving corps–Jayden Reed, Matthew Golden, Savion Williams, and Tucker Kraft returning from his ACL–gives Love enough weapons to keep defenses from doubling Watson. He's going as the WR29 and that's a significant discount for a player with top-15 upside if the snap share materializes as expected.
Christian Watson
- WR
- , Green Bay Packers
- 27
- 208 lbs
- 6' 4"
- North Dakota State
- 63
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Adam Schefter
·Dec 18, 2025 · 5:10 PM EST
2026 Draft note
Watson's efficiency numbers when healthy are among the most impressive at the position. In 10 games last season after returning from injury, he caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and six touchdowns, with a PFF route grade (96th percentile) and YPRR (2.51, 96th percentile) that both ranked at the very top of the wide receiver sample. Over 10 games last year, his production extrapolated to a 1,039-yard, 10.2-touchdown pace for a full season. In his 23 career games where he's played at least 70 percent of the snaps, he has averaged 3.6 catches, 63 yards, and 0.70 touchdowns on 6.1 targets per game, or 12.2 fantasy points, solidly WR1-adjacent. The snap share is the key. Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks are both gone, and Watson should command 75 to 80 percent of the snaps as the clear WR1 in Green Bay entering 2026. Jordan Love's 100th-percentile CPOE means the ball will be placed accurately when Watson works downfield, and the Packers' receiving corps–Jayden Reed, Matthew Golden, Savion Williams, and Tucker Kraft returning from his ACL–gives Love enough weapons to keep defenses from doubling Watson. He's going as the WR29 and that's a significant discount for a player with top-15 upside if the snap share materializes as expected.
2026 Strength of Schedule - GB
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 @MIN | 19 @NYJ | 30 ATL | 16 @TB | 31 CHI | 32 DAL | 29 @DET | 11 CAR | 22 @NE | 1 MIN | BYE | 18 @LAR | 7 @NO | 6 BUF | 27 MIA | 31 @CHI | 4 HOU | 29 DET |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Injury Details (w1)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | DET | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
O
Injury Details (w2)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | WAS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
O
Injury Details (w3)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @CLE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w4)
Status: Out Injury: Knee | @DAL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w5)
Status: Questionable Injury: Knee | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Q
Injury Details (w6)
Status: Questionable Injury: Knee | CIN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w7)
Status: Questionable Injury: Knee | @ARI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | @PIT | 4 | 85 | 0 | 4 | 21.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.5 | 10.50 | 12.5 | 36/64 | 56.3% |
| 9 | CAR | 2 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.8 | 6.80 | 7.8 | 43/65 | 66.2% |
| 10 | PHI | 2 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.5 | 5.50 | 6.5 | 56/68 | 82.4% |
| 11 | @NYG | 4 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.6 | 18.60 | 20.6 | 43/55 | 78.2% |
| 12 | MIN | 5 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 9.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.9 | 7.40 | 9.9 | 49/66 | 74.2% |
| 13 | @DET | 4 | 80 | 1 | 10 | 20.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 14.3 | 16.30 | 18.3 | 46/63 | 73.0% |
| 14 | CHI | 4 | 89 | 2 | 4 | 22.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.9 | 22.90 | 24.9 | 44/53 | 83.0% |
| 15 | @DEN | 3 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.9 | 4.40 | 5.9 | 27/66 | 40.9% |
| 16 | @CHI | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.7 | 2.70 | 3.7 | 45/72 | 62.5% |
| 17 | BAL | 5 | 113 | 1 | 6 | 22.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.3 | 19.80 | 22.3 | 29/47 | 61.7% |
| 18 | @MIN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Per game | 3.50 | 61.10 | 0.60 | 5.50 | 17.46 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 9.74 | 11.49 | 13.24 | 41.80/61.90 | 67.83% | |
| Totals | 35 | 611 | 6 | 55 | 17.46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 97.4 | 114.9 | 132.4 | 418/619 | 67.83% | |






