Blake Watson
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Queens, New York, U.S.
_(cropped_2).jpg) Watson with the Denver Broncos in 2024 | |||||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born | October 14, 1999 Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | Green Hope (Cary, North Carolina) | ||||||||||
| College | Old Dominion (2018–2022) Memphis (2023) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||
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Blake Watson (born October 14, 1999) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Old Dominion Monarchs and Memphis Tigers and was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2024.
Old Dominion
On October 15, 2022, in the 49–21 upset win against Coastal Carolina, Watson set many school records, rushing the ball 19 times for 259 yards and 3 touchdowns.[1] In the 2022 season, he rushed 158 times for 918 yards and 5 touchdowns, and 37 receptions for 314 yards and 2 touchdowns.[1] He finished his career at Old Dominion with 398 carries for 2,146 yards and 14 touchdowns, and 60 receptions for 448 yards and 3 touchdowns.[1] On November 28, 2022, Watson announced he would enter the transfer portal.[2]
Memphis
On December 19, 2022, Watson announced he would be transferring to Memphis.[3] In the 21–31 loss against Tulane, Watson carried the ball 5 times for 13 yards, but would sit out for the rest of the game due to injury concern.[4]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||||||
| 2018 | Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Old Dominion | 11 | 3 | 25 | 116 | 4.6 | 1 | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | Redshirt  following ODU's cancellation of 2020 team season | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 11 | 10 | 215 | 1,112 | 5.2 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 11 | 11 | 158 | 918 | 5.8 | 5 | 37 | 314 | 8.5 | 2 | |||||
| 2023 | Memphis | 13 | 11 | 192 | 1,152 | 6.0 | 14 | 53 | 480 | 9.1 | 3 | |||||
| Career | 49 | 34 | 590 | 3,298 | 5.6 | 28 | 113 | 928 | 8.2 | 6 | ||||||