Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Idaho
Deon Watson
WR
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Deon Watson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Idaho
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Idaho
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Player Story
Deon Watson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver, spending time with Idaho. The clearest part of Deon Watson's career was his receiving role: 144 catches, 1,868 receiving yards, and 12...
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- Committed To
- Idaho
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Deon Watson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Idaho. Deon Watson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,868
- Receptions
- 144
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Deon Watson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Idaho · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,868
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Idaho
- Top game
- UL Monroe
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Coeur d'Alene · Idaho
- High school pipeline
- Coeur d'Alene · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 695 receiving yards · WR 120th (top 13%) · Sun Belt 8th (top 5%) · National 126th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Idaho | 12 | 24 | 279 | 1 | 54.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Idaho | 10 | 37 | 343 | 1 | 49.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Idaho | 11 | 42 | 551 | 7 | 64.7 |
| 2016 Postseason | Idaho | 12 | 5 | 140 | 1 | 70.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 12 | 36 | 555 | 2 | 70.8 |
Related Context
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Deon Watson played WR for Idaho. Across 4 tracked seasons, Deon Watson recorded 1,868 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Idaho.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Idaho paired 695 primary output with 81 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 81 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Idaho
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
57.9
Efficiency
81
Usage
16.9
Consistency
45.8
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 140. Montana State: 67. Washington: 41. Washington State: 62. UNLV: 42. Troy: 25. UL Monroe: 14. New Mexico State: 129. Louisiana: 27. Texas State: 116. South Alabama: 15. Georgia State: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 5 by 100. Montana State: 2 by 100. Washington: 3 by 91.1. Washington State: 5 by 82.7. UNLV: 4 by 70. Troy: 4 by 41.7. UL Monroe: 2 by 46.7. New Mexico State: 6 by 100. Louisiana: 2 by 90. Texas State: 5 by 100. South Alabama: 2 by 50. Georgia State: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins63 · Games = 9 · +20.3 vs Losses
Losses42.7 · Games = 3 · -20.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/23 | @ Colorado State100 receiving yards | W 61-50 | — | 5 | 140 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 74 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Georgia State | W 37-12 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs South Alabama | W 38-31 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Texas State100 receiving yards | W 47-14 | — | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 23.20 | 0 | 57 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Louisiana | W 23-13 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs New Mexico State100 receiving yards | W 55-23 | — | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 1 | 48 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UL Monroe | W 34-31 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Troy | L 13-34 | — | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 9/25 | @ UNLV | W 33-30 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Washington State | L 6-56 | — | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Washington | L 14-59 | — | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 0 | 21 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Montana State | W 20-17 | — | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 0 | 36 |
Player Story
Deon Watson story
Deon Watson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver, spending time with Idaho. The clearest part of Deon Watson's career was his receiving role: 144 catches, 1,868 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Deon Watson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Idaho
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Idaho | 279 | 72.7 | 10.8 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Idaho | 343 | 56.8 | 15.1 | 64 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Idaho | 551 | 67.1 | 15.5 | 208 |
| 2016 Postseason | Idaho | 695 | 81 | 16.9 | 144 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 695 | 81 | 16.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UL Monroe
Week 2 · L 31-38 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
94.3 takeover
98 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs Texas State
Week 13 · W 38-31 · Conference game
124
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Colorado State
Week 1 · W 61-50 · Postseason
140
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
140 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ South Alabama
Week 10 · L 45-52 · Conference game
109
Receiving Yards
92.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs New Mexico State
Week 7 · W 55-23 · Conference game
129
Receiving Yards
85.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Idaho
695 primary output · 81 efficiency · 16.9 usage
70.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · Idaho
70.8
695 primary · 81 efficiency · 16.9 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Idaho
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551 primary · 67.1 efficiency · 15.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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