Phat Watts

Nataurean "Phat" Watts (born December 23, 1999) is an American former college football wide receiver. He played college football at Tulane and Jones College.

Early life Watts was born in Chicago, Illinois, but moved to Richton, Mississippi at the age of four. He initially attended Richton High School, where he played football with his twin brother Natorian “Duece” Watts. After their sophomore year, Watts and his brother transferred to Petal High School where they played with future Tulane teammate Stephon Huderson. Over his high school career, Watts played in 46 games and amassed 126 completions and 2046 yards on 273 attempts, 3,222 yards on 471 carries, 1,422 on 106 receptions, and 70 touchdowns.

College career

Jones College After graduating high school, Watts began his collegiate career at Jones County Junior College. At Jones, he played with Tulane linebacker Nick Anderson. After the 2019 season, Watts was ranked as a 3-star recruit by 247Sports and received Division I offers from Tulane, Liberty, Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, and Southern Miss.

Tulane Watts committed to play at Tulane University for the 2020 season on June 7, 2019, and signed a letter of intent in December of the same year. Watts was named to Jim Weber's All-Name College Football Team in 2021 and 2023.

College statistics

Professional career After a seven year college career, Watts declared for the 2025 NFL Draft. He Received interest from many NFL teams including The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs. Watts later decided to retire from the NFL.