Nakia Watson

HISTORY — From College Profile

WASHINGTON STATE
RS-JUNIOR (2022): Named All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention…started all 11 games appeared in…led team with 144 carries for 769 yards and nine rushing touchdowns…averaged 5.3 yards-per-carry…posted three 100-yards games (117 - Idaho, 166 - at Stanford, 116 - Arizona State)…caught 30 passes for 295 yards and four touchdowns…13 total touchdowns tied for fourth in Pac-12 and tied for seventh-most in WSU single-season history…was seventh in Pac-12 in all-purpose yards/g (96.7) and tied for eighth in rushing touchdowns (9)…forced 38 missed tackles on runs, seventh-most among Pac-12 running backs…was third in Pac-12 with 10 runs of 20+ yards…named to 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List…rushed 18 times for career-high 117 yards, first career 100-yard game, in season-opening win over Idaho…named WSU Offensive Player of the Week and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week HM, scored twice in win at No. 19 Wisconsin (2-yard rush touchdown, 31-yard receiving touchdown), first career receiving TD and first career touchdowns at WSU…carried eight times for 74 yards including a 39-yard run in win over Colorado State…had one-yard rushing touchdown and set career-highs with eight catches for 68 yards against No. 15 Oregon…carried 14 times for 52 yards including a long of 23 in win over Cal…had one-yard touchdown catch at No. 6 USC…did not play at Oregon State, No. 14 Utah…had career-high 166 yards on 16 carries with a 41-yard touchdown run and career-long 65-yard carry in win at Stanford, most rushing yards by a Coug since Dwight Tardy’s 214 against UCLA in 2007…named WSU Offensive Player of the Week and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week HM, had career-high 20 carries, 116 yards and career-high three touchdowns (2, 5, 2) and career-long 35-yard catch in win over Arizona State, first Coug with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since 2005 (Jerome Harrison, 14-straight 100-yard games, 2004-05)…had a four-yard touchdown catch and two-yard touchdown run in win at Arizona…had 114 all-purpose yards with a 15-yard touchdown catch and four-yard touchdown run in Apple Cup…had one-yard rushing touchdown against Fresno State in LA Bowl.

RS-SOPHOMORE (2021): Appeared in 13 games, with one start…had 36 carries for 114 yards, with a long of 40…made Cougar debut on special teams and offense against Utah State…carried four times for 16 yards with long of 16 against Portland State…carried three times against USC… carried 5 times for 14 yards late in win over Arizona… first WSU career start in Sun Bowl, with season-highs 17 carries for 62 rush yards against Central Michigan.

WISCONSIN
RS-SOPHOMORE (2020): Appeared in five games…rushed 53 times for 191 yards and three touchdowns…carried 19 tiems for 62 yards against Illinois…rushed 12 times for 65 yards and two touchdowns (2, 10) in win at Michigan…carried seven times for 26 yards at Northwestern…carried 13 times for 29 yards and one touchdown (1) at Iowa.
 
RS-FRESHMAN (2019): Appeared in 14 games…rushed 74 times for 331 yards and two touchdowns…caught three passes…had two kick returns, averaged 14.0 yards-per-return…carried 14 times for 80 yards and one touchdown at USF…rushed eight times for 29 yards and one touchdown against Central Michigan…carried 13 times for 31 yards against Michigan…had 12 carries for 63 yards and one six-yard catch against Kent State…rushed eight times for 36 yards at Nebraska…carried four times for 10 yards and caught one pass at Minnesota…appeared in Big Ten Championship Game against Ohio State and The Rose Bowl Game against Oregon.
 
FRESHMAN (2018): Redshirt season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL 
Four-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals…helped lead team to state semifinals as a senior…named first-team all-state as a senior...first-team All-Central Texas and first-team all-district honors as a junior and senior…honorable mention all-state by Associated Press as a junior…finished three-year varsity career with 3,719 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns on 560 attempts, averaging 6.6 yards per carry…also finished with 35 receptions for 463 yards and 6 touchdowns…racked up 1,938 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns on 268 carries, averaging 7.2 yards per attempt as a senior, recording 11 games of 100-plus rushing yards…also made 18 receptions for 327 yards and six touchdowns…ran for 1,648 yards and 22 touchdowns on 246 carries (6.4 average) as a junior…also caught 14 passes for 123 yards…notched 133 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns as a sophomore at Manor High School…also lettered in powerlifting and track and field.
 
PERSONAL
Mother is DeSeria Ross.

-- 6/23/23

2022

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
5.3	9.0	768.0	145.0	65.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
30.0	9.9	4.0	35.0	296.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	2.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

2021

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
3.2	0.0	114.0	36.0	40.0