Blake Watson

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Blake Watson
Watson with the Denver Broncos in 2024
No. 32 – Tennessee Titans
PositionRunning back
Roster statusPractice squad
Personal information
Born (1999-10-14) October 14, 1999 (age 26)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolGreen Hope
(Cary, North Carolina)
CollegeOld Dominion (2018–2022)
Memphis (2023)
NFL draft2024: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of 2025
Rush attempts4
Rushing yards10
Receptions1
Receiving yards13
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Blake Watson (born October 14, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). 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.

College career

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Old Dominion

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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

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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

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Season Team Games Rushing Receiving
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 Redshirted 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

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
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
5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
(1.77 m)		 200 lb
(91 kg)		 29+7⁄8 in
(0.76 m)		 8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.40 s 1.55 s 2.47 s 4.32 s 7.13 s 41.5 in
(1.05 m)		 11 ft 3 in
(3.43 m)
All values from Pro Day[5]

Denver Broncos

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Watson signed as an undrafted free agent with the Denver Broncos following the 2024 NFL draft on May 10, 2024.[6][7] He was also selected by the Memphis Showboats in the second round of the 2024 UFL draft on July 17.[8] Watson notably made the Broncos initial 53-man roster out of training camp as a UDFA.[9]

On October 17, 2024, Watson was waived by the Broncos, and re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] On December 24, he was promoted to the active roster.[12]

On August 25, 2025, Watson was waived by the Broncos with a short-term injury settlement after suffering a PCL strain during Week 3 of the preseason against the New Orleans Saints.[13] However, team expressed interest in bringing him back on the practice squad once he had recovered from his injury.[14][15]

Tennessee Titans

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On September 29, 2025, Watson signed with the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.[16] He was placed on practice squad injured reserve on October 2.[17]

References

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