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Player Dossier
2018-2023Memphis
Blake Watson
RB • 5'9" • 195 lbs • Queens, NY, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Blake Watson leans workhorse runner traits and 61.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Old Dominion • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Player Story
Blake Watson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a running back from Queens, NY wearing No. 4, spending time with Memphis and Old Dominion. The clearest part of Blake Watson's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Old Dominion
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Blake Watson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Memphis. Blake Watson leans workhorse runner traits and 61.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,210
- Rushing yards
- 3,277
- Receiving yards
- 933
- Touchdowns
- 34
Quick Answers
Blake Watson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,210
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Memphis
- Top game
- Coastal Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Green Hope · Old Dominion
- High school pipeline
- Green Hope · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,637 scrimmage yards · RB 7th (top 1%) · American Athletic 1st (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 11 | 195 | 116 | 79 | 1 | 25.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Old Dominion | 11 | 91 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 74.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 11 | 1,076 | 1,035 | 41 | 8 | 74.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 11 | 1,211 | 897 | 314 | 7 | 70.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 13 | 129 | 107 | 22 | 0 | 81.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 13 | 1,508 | 1,045 | 463 | 17 | 81.4 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Blake Watson
Blake Watson played RB for Old Dominion and Memphis. Across 6 tracked seasons, Blake Watson recorded 3,277 rushing yards, 933 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Memphis paired 1,637 primary output with 61.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Old Dominion, Memphis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Old Dominion
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
106.1
Efficiency
52.6
Usage
36.7
Consistency
72.9
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 91. Wake Forest: 56. Buffalo: 81. UTEP: 35. Marshall: 168. Western Kentucky: 104. Louisiana Tech: 111. Florida International: 169. Florida Atlantic: 174. Middle Tennessee: 61. Charlotte: 117
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 16 by 58.1. Wake Forest: 16 by 37.5. Buffalo: 13 by 64.9. UTEP: 13 by 28. Marshall: 26 by 67.3. Western Kentucky: 22 by 49.2. Louisiana Tech: 28 by 43.5. Florida International: 29 by 59.5. Florida Atlantic: 24 by 74.5. Middle Tennessee: 19 by 33.2. Charlotte: 19 by 62.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins126.4 · Games = 5 · +37.2 vs Losses
Losses89.2 · Games = 6 · -37.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
74.5 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/20 | @ Tulsa | L 17-30 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5.7 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Charlotte100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 56-34 | 18 | 106 | 5.90 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6.2 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 24-17 | 18 | 57 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Florida Atlantic100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 30-16 | 23 | 163 | 7.10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7.3 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Florida International100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 47-24 | 28 | 158 | 5.60 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Louisiana Tech100 rush yards | W 23-20 | 25 | 108 | 4.30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Western Kentucky100 rush yards | L 20-43 | 22 | 104 | 4.70 | 1 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Marshall100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 13-20 | 26 | 168 | 6.50 | 0 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Sun 10/3 | @ UTEP | L 21-28 | 13 | 35 | 2.70 | 0 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Buffalo | L 34-35 | 13 | 81 | 6.20 | 1 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Wake Forest | L 10-42 | 15 | 55 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
Player Story
Blake Watson story
Blake Watson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a running back from Queens, NY wearing No. 4, spending time with Memphis and Old Dominion. The clearest part of Blake Watson's career was his backfield work: 3,277 rushing yards, 589 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 933 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Memphis. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 933 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 656 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis and Old Dominion.
The arc is straightforward: Blake Watson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Old Dominion
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 195 | 42.6 | 5.8 | 195 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | -195 |
| 2021 Postseason | Old Dominion | 1,167 | 52.6 | 36.7 | 1,167 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1,167 | 52.6 | 36.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1,211 | 56.9 | 38.4 | 44 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 1,637 | 61.1 | 32.2 | 426 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 1,637 | 61.1 | 32.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Coastal Carolina
Week 7 · W 49-21 · Conference game
Win with 256 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
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256 scrimmage yards and 40.9 usage.
#2
@ North Texas
Week 9 · W 45-42 · Conference game
269
Scrimmage Yards
99.9 takeover
Win with 269 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
269 scrimmage yards and 34.9 usage.
#3
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · W 30-16 · Conference game
174
Scrimmage Yards
91.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
174 scrimmage yards and 38.1 usage.
#4
vs Navy
Week 3 · W 28-24 · Conference game
237
Scrimmage Yards
90.9 takeover
Win with 237 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
237 scrimmage yards and 29.6 usage.
#5
@ Marshall
Week 6 · L 13-20 · Conference game
168
Scrimmage Yards
88 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
168 scrimmage yards and 43.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Memphis
1,637 primary output · 61.1 efficiency · 32.2 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Memphis
81.4
1,637 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 32.2 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Old Dominion
74.2
1,167 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 36.7 usage
Milestones
14
100+ rush yards
7
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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