Courtney Watson
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | September 18, 1980||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Riverview (Sarasota, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Courtney Watson (born September 18, 1980) is a former
High school career
Courtney Watson played high school football at Riverview High School in Sarasota. Watson played wide receiver as a freshman and sophomore, before switching to running back in his junior season. In his first year at the position, he rushed for more than 1,100 yards, earning All-League and All-Sarasota honors, while also being awarded team Most Valuable Player. As a senior, Watson rushed for 1,220 yards on 133 carries (9.2 yards per carry) and scored 15 touchdowns, while also handling kickoff and punt return duties and serving as a team captain. At the end of the season, he received All-League and All-Sarasota honors, he was named team MVP for a second straight year and he was selected to play in the Florida Shrine Bowl. While at Riverview he also competed in basketball, captaining the team as a senior and twice earning All-League and All-Sarasota honors, and he was a member of the track and field team.[1]
College career
In 1999 Courtney Watson enrolled at the
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
237 lb (108 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.51 s | 1.56 s | 2.62 s | 4.35 s | 7.32 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
22 reps | |
All values from |
Watson was drafted in the second round of the
References
- ^ "Courtney Watson - University of Notre Dame". Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "Best of the 2000's – #9 Courtney Watson".
- ^ "Gil Brandt's NFL Draft Analysis By Position: Linebackers". Packers.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Scout Courtney Watson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "New Orleans deals LB Watson to Buffalo for TE Euhus". 7 June 2006.