2017 Verbal: Christian Watson

[Jay]

6'2" 175 | WR | Tampa, FL

Per his Twitter, he a Bison!

[Professor Chaos]

Welcome Christian! Nice height for a WR, I'm sure he'll add a few pounds to his frame with the help of Mr. Kramer.

http://www.scout.com/college/north-dakota-state/player/209270-christian-watson
http://bisonation.info/wr-christian-watson-tampa-fl-2017-offer/

Highlights: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3200394/christian-watson

[Mr Meaty]

Welcome to the Bison Christian.

[Mr. Burgundy]

This is a young kid that Atif found while at Plante down in Florida. Huge school with a ton of big time talent. Christian has an older brother who plays at Illinois, and a Dad who played in the NFL. They are apparently all late bloomers. He has grown something like 6-8 inches in the last year and played behind a kid who went high major last year. He was very impressive to Atif and we discussed with staff. The staff said he is absolutely under the radar and going to break out. Diamond in the rough. Already at 6'2 and attacks the ball. Really excited to be a Bison and play for titles. Will be a fun kid to follow. Welcome to NDSU!

[THEsocalledfan]

This is a young kid that Atif found while at Plante down in Florida. Huge school with a ton of big time talent. Christian has an older brother who plays at Illinois, and a Dad who played in the NFL. They are apparently all late bloomers. He has grown something like 6-8 inches in the last year and played behind a kid who went high major last year. He was very impressive to Atif and we discussed with staff. The staff said he is absolutely under the radar and going to break out. Diamond in the rough. Already at 6'2 and attacks the ball. Really excited to be a Bison and play for titles. Will be a fun kid to follow. Welcome to NDSU!

It will be interesting to see, if he has a big year and the scouting is accurate, if he escapes SEC notice. I absolutely love NDSU catching all this fringe P5 talent, but boy, is it nerve wracking!

[17>1]

This is a young kid that Atif found while at Plante down in Florida. Huge school with a ton of big time talent. Christian has an older brother who plays at Illinois, and a Dad who played in the NFL. They are apparently all late bloomers. He has grown something like 6-8 inches in the last year and played behind a kid who went high major last year. He was very impressive to Atif and we discussed with staff. The staff said he is absolutely under the radar and going to break out. Diamond in the rough. Already at 6'2 and attacks the ball. Really excited to be a Bison and play for titles. Will be a fun kid to follow. Welcome to NDSU!

I always enjoy these kids' highlight videos and watching the other athletes on the field as well. When I watch Christians film, you can see some monster sized football players running around. I'm always curious about where some of these other kids will end up playing college ball.

[THEsocalledfan]

I always enjoy these kids' highlight videos and watching the other athletes on the field as well. When I watch Christians film, you can see some monster sized football players running around. I'm always curious about where some of these other kids will end up playing college ball.

And how a guy like Bruce Anderson ends up at NDSU; hard for me to grasp just how much talent there must be.

[ZHerd]

It will be interesting to see, if he has a big year and the scouting is accurate, if he escapes SEC notice. I absolutely love NDSU catching all this fringe P5 talent, but boy, is it nerve wracking!

That it is. If half of this class has the kind of senior seasons I'm guessing they will have we may well be fighting against more P5 offers than the previous couple classes. There are several guys that I'm really excited about in this class but we will have to beat upcoming FBS offers to keep them. We know from experience that we can win those battles so there is at least hope

[southcliffbison]

Welcome to the Bison Christian.

Elementary, my dear Watson !!!! Play for the Bison and win championships.........

[BisonHorns]

Welcome to Bison Nation!

[FloridaTazz]

Plant is a great school to get a recruiting footprint in. Watched Wilder Jr. there his senior year.
Good pick-up and in my opinion more importantly breaking into a talent rich area. Next goal get some recruits from Miami area.

[Jay]

Watson commitment article (free)

http://www.scout.com/college/north-dakota-state/story/1689778-florida-wr-watson-commits-to-ndsu

[Biz101on]

Welcome! Go Bison

[KC Bison]

Didn't know who Klieman was talking about when he mentioned Christian Watson....."we know we hit a home run with him". Hope he's as good as Klieman made him sound.

[Professor Chaos]

Didn't know who Klieman was talking about when he mentioned Christian Watson.....we know we hit a home run with him. Hope he's as good as Klieman made him sound.
FWIW the last redshirting player I remember Klieman gushing about in his press conference was Jabril Cox. Hopefully that's a good sign since WR is one of the few places where there's a need for a new face to make an immediate impact. Shep is better in the slot and Williams and Cain need to take that next step but they do go 3 wide more than most would think when the down and distance dictates it.

[GreenfieldBison]

Some say the political stuff is getting out of hand. For me it's the draft talk that is making me queasy. Here is another...

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/wr-christian-watson-is-an-fcs-sleeper-for-the-2021-nfl-draft/

[HandoEX]

Some say the political stuff is getting out of hand. For me it's the draft talk that is making me queasy. Here is another...

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/wr-christian-watson-is-an-fcs-sleeper-for-the-2021-nfl-draft/

Holy shit! Crazy to see all this draft buzz on the Bison!! Just crazy!!!

[THEsocalledfan]

Holy shit! Crazy to see all this draft buzz on the Bison!! Just crazy!!!

And we are having trouble with season ticket sales.....folks, this team is nuts.....just wish Jabril was still here.

[Professor Chaos]

Some say the political stuff is getting out of hand. For me it's the draft talk that is making me queasy. Here is another...

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/wr-christian-watson-is-an-fcs-sleeper-for-the-2021-nfl-draft/
He's also just a junior this upcoming year. It would be pretty wild to see two early entries but if Trey Lance goes....

I get the feeling Watson would tear it up when it came to the pre-draft workouts and measurables. Selfishly I hope we don't have to talk about that until 2022. :)


And we are having trouble with season ticket sales.....folks, this team is nuts.....just wish Jabril was still here.
I think we're going to look back at that 2019 team in about 5 years and marvel at the amount of NFL talent on the roster. It'll probably even top the 2013 roster.

[IzzyFlexion]

He's also just a junior this upcoming year. It would be pretty wild to see two early entries but if Trey Lance goes....

I get the feeling Watson would tear it up when it came to the pre-draft workouts and measurables. Selfishly I hope we don't have to talk about that until 2022. :)


I think we're going to look back at that 2019 team in about 5 years and marvel at the amount of NFL talent on the roster. It'll probably even top the 2013 roster.

Look forward to the day the Watson burns a sub 4.4 40 at the combine.

[Twincitybizon]

Look forward to the day the Watson burns a sub 4.4 40 at the combine.

Hmmmm this would suprise me with his running style. Long strider who I think takes a bit too long to get fully up to speed to crush a 40 like that. That's reeeeaaaaallly fast

[southcliffbison]

Some say the political stuff is getting out of hand. For me it's the draft talk that is making me queasy. Here is another...

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/wr-christian-watson-is-an-fcs-sleeper-for-the-2021-nfl-draft/

This article mentions CW running a top speed of 23 mph which, to me, is super human. To put this in a some what better perspective, one need only to look at the world's fastest human, Usian Bolt, who recorded a top end speed of 27 mph.

[GreenfieldBison]

This article mentions CW running a top speed of 23 mph which, to me, is super human. To put this in a some what better perspective, one need only to look at the world's fastest human, Usian Bolt, who recorded a top end speed of 27 mph.

Be that as it may it was well documented last year and published previously in the Fargo Forum. As you may have noted in the article he was timed, repeatedly and continuously throughout the season, using a GPS monitor device that he was wearing. Other Bison players also wear these devices and they are used for a broader purpose that just recording top speed.

[Rock]

This article mentions CW running a top speed of 23 mph which, to me, is super human. To put this in a some what better perspective, one need only to look at the world's fastest human, Usian Bolt, who recorded a top end speed of 27 mph.

Usain don’t wear cleats, pads, and helmet.

Game speed.

[southcliffbison]

Usain don’t wear cleats, pads, and helmet.

Game speed.

If CW can do 23 mph with the gear on, it would be interesting to know what he could do without the gear...……..just for comparison sake.

[reformedUNDfan]

Usain don’t wear cleats, pads, and helmet.

Game speed.

Usain set the NFL 40 yard dash record in sweet pants and sneakers

[reformedUNDfan]

Hmmmm this would suprise me with his running style. Long strider who I think takes a bit too long to get fully up to speed to crush a 40 like that. That's reeeeaaaaallly fast

Dudzik was a long strider and ran 4.35 at his second pro day.

[Twincitybizon]

Dudzik was a long strider and ran 4.35 at his second pro day.

6'3" vs 5'10" but you make a good point regardless

[BisonNeil]

6'3" vs 5'10" but you make a good point regardless

I was thinking the same thing.

[Kujava23]

Christian Watson is REALLY FAST---I don't care how he strides---WATCH the games---he comes sprinting from long distances to sprint near ball carrier or block several times on long TD runs! I haven't seen a player CATCH him when he has an angle----watch jet sweeps----and on vertical routes just runs away from opponents.

I'm not going to guess a 40 time but his game speed is off the charts.

[Twincitybizon]

Christian Watson is REALLY FAST---I don't care how he strides---WATCH the games---he comes sprinting from long distances to sprint near ball carrier or block several times on long TD runs! I haven't seen a player CATCH him when he has an angle----watch jet sweeps----and on vertical routes just runs away from opponents.

I'm not going to guess a 40 time but his game speed is off the charts.

Agree that he's lightning in a bottle, but in many of those instances he has a head start. Ex. jet sweep . Not a 40 from a complete standstill

[tony]

Man, did Christian have a game today!

[SDbison]

Man, did Christian have a game today! How long until he enters the transfer portal?

[OrygunBison]

How long until he enters the transfer portal?

7 hours, 12 minutes.

[El_Chapo]

Lets enjoy his last few games. he's special

throw him more slants and bubble screens and jet sweeps

[THEsocalledfan]

How long until he enters the transfer portal?

Truer words have never been spoken.

[99Bison]

Truer words have never been spoken.

Until he drops it

[tjbison]

How long until he enters the transfer portal?

With little to no passing game, I fear soon

[EC8CH]

This is be a very very unhappy day for me.

[southcliffbison]

This is be a very very unhappy day for me.

Did your dog die? Did your wife run off with the milk man? BFF pass away from covid? Tell us why so we can be sad with you?

[Son of a Bison]

That dude won the game for us. Props to him. Glad he is a Bison. Would not want to defend him. Ever.

[EC8CH]

Did your dog die? Did your wife run off with the milk man? BFF pass away from covid? Tell us why so we can be sad with you?

Sorry, typo, meant "will be a" meaning Watson transferring.

[El_Chapo]

Farley gave watson a huge compliment in presser. ive never heard him praise 1 of ours guys, not even wentz

[SlickVic]

any highlight reels from this game? i didnt even no they were playing 4 cripes sake! heard he "took 1 to the house" ...

[bruinbison]

Here is the house call

https://mobile.twitter.com/NDSUfootball/status/1381005452742434818

NDSU’s Twitter feed also has some of the other highlights

[scottietohottie]

Here is the house call

https://mobile.twitter.com/NDSUfootball/status/1381005452742434818

NDSU’s Twitter feed also has some of the other highlights

Notice how he cuts around the pee stain in the middle of the field. What a great venue for ESPN fcs showcase.

I forgot to slick. That's what happens when you cancel the two weeks before.

[SafeTeeJ]

Notice how he cuts around the pee stain in the middle of the field. What a great venue for ESPN fcs showcase.

I forgot to slick. That's what happens when you cancel the two weeks before.

Still looks like he could kick it in to a higher gear!

[Snowgoose]

His speed is just impressive. UNI usually has good athletes so for him to so easily break away is super impressive. He needs to improve his hands and probably other aspects of route running but you can see NFL potential for sure.

[ByeSonBusiness]

any highlight reels from this game? i didnt even no they were playing 4 cripes sake! heard he "took 1 to the house" ...

Gonna start calling Slick "Patrick Star" because this guy lives under a rock lol

[SlickVic]

Here is the house call

https://mobile.twitter.com/NDSUfootball/status/1381005452742434818

NDSU’s Twitter feed also has some of the other highlights

my oh my-------thx bruin, loves watchin me some watson!

[BisonTru]

Early top small school prospects list. Watson #2.

https://draftscout.com/top100ss.php?DraftYear=2022
1 Trevor Penning OT Northern Iowa 6-7 321 5.10 - 5.29 Clear Lake,IA Newman Catholic
2 Christian Watson WR North Dakota State 6-3 200 4.40 - 4.58 Tampa,FL Plant
3 Braxton Jones OT Southern Utah 6-6 310 5.10 - 5.30 Murray,UT Murray
4 Markquese Bell SS Florida AM 6-2 205 4.42 - 4.60 Bridgeton,NJ Coffeyville CC
5 Sam Webb CB Missouri Western 6-1 190 4.50 - 4.65 Excelsior Springs,MO Excelsior Springs

[El_Chapo]

NFL Scout:
Until I get A22 on Christian Watson, I can only judge him on what I see and it's my board. Tough to find that size/speed/twitch combo. Watched 5 games and his production almost all comes in the 1st Q. Not his fault he has 33 catches. Gotta tell ya, 4th round, I'm buying.

Watson is still #5 on Small School List
Last Updated: 11/03/21 - 2022 Small School Top 100 based on personal evaluations of film, data, and NFL team feedback.
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Overall
Player Name Position College Projected Height Weight 40 Time Range Hometown, State High School
1
Trevor Penning OT Northern Iowa 6-7 321 5.10 - 5.29 Clear Lake,IA Newman Catholic
2
Pierre Strong Jr. RB South Dakota State 5-10 210 4.42 - 4.62 Little Rock,AR McClellan
3
Braxton Jones OT Southern Utah 6-6 310 5.08 - 5.28 Murray,UT Murray
4
Cole Strange OG Chattanooga 6-4 301 5.25 - 5.45 Knoxville,TN Farragut
5
Christian Watson WR North Dakota State 6-3 200 4.38 - 4.56 Tampa,FL Plant

[123Gobison]

NFL Scout:
Until I get A22 on Christian Watson, I can only judge him on what I see and it's my board. Tough to find that size/speed/twitch combo. Watched 5 games and his production almost all comes in the 1st Q. Not his fault he has 33 catches. Gotta tell ya, 4th round, I'm buying.

Watson is still #5 on Small School List
Last Updated: 11/03/21 - 2022 Small School Top 100 based on personal evaluations of film, data, and NFL team feedback.
>> CLICK HERE to Purchase My FULL Small School Ratings/Reports HERE <<

Overall
Player Name Position College Projected Height Weight 40 Time Range Hometown, State High School
1
Trevor Penning OT Northern Iowa 6-7 321 5.10 - 5.29 Clear Lake,IA Newman Catholic
2
Pierre Strong Jr. RB South Dakota State 5-10 210 4.42 - 4.62 Little Rock,AR McClellan
3
Braxton Jones OT Southern Utah 6-6 310 5.08 - 5.28 Murray,UT Murray
4
Cole Strange OG Chattanooga 6-4 301 5.25 - 5.45 Knoxville,TN Farragut
5
Christian Watson WR North Dakota State 6-3 200 4.38 - 4.56 Tampa,FL Plant


Tyler Roehl ground transportation only service, moth balled Watson Airlines. He may suffer the same fate as Darrius Shepherd a long and arduous road often languishing in various teams practice squad.

[2011BisonAlumni]

Tyler Roehl ground transportation only service, moth balled Watson Airlines. He may suffer the same fate as Darrius Shepherd a long and arduous road often languishing in various teams practice squad.

I sincerely doubt that. His size and speed will get him drafted.

His production has also been extremely high this year. If he played a full season, 15 games, he’s on page for 50 receptions, 1,100 yards and 11 receiving TD’s.

That’s with mediocre QB play, a run first based offense etc…

[NDSU92]

Tyler Roehl ground transportation only service, moth balled Watson Airlines. He may suffer the same fate as Darrius Shepherd a long and arduous road often languishing in various teams practice squad.

Shep's problem is that he's like 180 pounds and a nickel corner can press, push him around and not have to worry about getting torched.

[Snowgoose]

Tyler Roehl ground transportation only service, moth balled Watson Airlines. He may suffer the same fate as Darrius Shepherd a long and arduous road often languishing in various teams practice squad.

If Watson has a long road it will be because of his hands. Everything else about him screams like a 2-3 round prospect as he has NFL abilities, size, and speed.

[Bison Bridge Guy]

Going back to the first post in this thread he was 6'-2" and 170 in high school, now listed at 6'-5" and 208!

[Twincitybizon]

Shep's problem is that he's like 180 pounds and a nickel corner can press, push him around and not have to worry about getting torched.

Height and weight are pushed too much imo. Some of the best wide outs were 6 foot or under and under 200. Nfl today has Tyreek hill's and they're successful

[HerdistheWord]

If Watson has a long road it will be because of his hands. Everything else about him screams like a 2-3 round prospect as he has NFL abilities, size, and speed.

His hands have been noticeably better this year.

[WeAreThePride]

His hands have been noticeably better this year.

Definitely.

I have no idea if he'll be able to make it as an NFL receiver, but he's an absolute stud at our level. We HAVE to get him the ball more.

[BISONBRI53]

definitely.

I have no idea if he'll be able to make it as an nfl receiver, but he's an absolute stud at our level. We have to get him the ball more.

more jet sweep!!!!!

[GreenfieldBison]

His hands have been noticeably better this year.

TV broadcast during game last Saturday somebody said he had been working the Jugs machine religiously. Must be working because you’re right he has been much better catching this year.


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[Herd]

His overall strength has improved exponentially the past two years. You can see that strength and power in everything he does. You would have never put him in the backfield when he first came in, now he looks comfortable anywhere.

[Jim Puetz]

His pass catching has improved substantially over this current season. He wants it more and he is looking the ball into his hands much better.

[Snowgoose]

His pass catching has improved substantially over this current season. He wants it more and he is looking the ball into his hands much better.

Christian's hands have improved and I hope this continues at the next level cause I believe he can have some good success. Things will move more quickly at the next level and so I hope he continues to get better.

[HerdistheWord]

Christian's hands have improved and I hope this continues at the next level cause I believe he can have some good success. Things will move more quickly at the next level and so I hope he continues to get better.

He seems like a guy who has all the talent in the world, but can get in his own head sometimes. I think if he builds enough confidence, he will succeed at the next level.

[ByeSonBusiness]

I sincerely doubt that. His size and speed will get him drafted.

His production has also been extremely high this year. If he played a full season, 15 games, he’s on page for 50 receptions, 1,100 yards and 11 receiving TD’s.

That’s with mediocre QB play, a run first based offense etc…

A full season is a regular season... not an extra 4 games.

Btw, @ndsu, give Lamar Gordon his record back.

[sbark]

Brings special teams snaps to the table...
Smart move to add to his repitore
Gives him a leg up going into a camp

[CalBison97]

Do we know his status for the championship game?

[NDSU92]

Do we know his status for the championship game?

No and we probably won’t until about an hour before game time I would guess/hope

[cbline]

No and we probably won’t until about an hour before game time I would guess/hope

Keep the Bobcats guessing, like Carson's return against Jacksonville.

[CAS4127]

Demonstrating he can come back from relatively long injury break and do well has to be worth some NFL clout.

[El_Chapo]

Demonstrating he can come back from relatively long injury break and do well has to be worth some NFL clout.

If I am Watson, 0 chance I would play in this game. especially with a hamstring.
Yes it'll be a gametime decision, but I will be shocked. Sproles/Raja/Mathis/Henderson in his hometown will do just fine.

[CAS4127]

If I am Watson, 0 chance I would play in this game. especially with a hamstring.
Yes it'll be a gametime decision, but I will be shocked. Sproles/Raja/Mathis/Henderson in his hometown will do just fine.

Clearly you’re not Watson. Also, I don’t believe his draft stock is as high as you/others think. I think he’d do well for himself to play—might even get him a SR Bowl Invite if he plays well. He has nothing going on post-Natty right now from what I understand.

[Kevin]

If I am Watson, 0 chance I would play in this game. especially with a hamstring.
Yes it'll be a gametime decision, but I will be shocked. Sproles/Raja/Mathis/Henderson in his hometown will do just fine.

If u were Watson you could reach the cereal on the top shelf without asking ur wife for help.

[Professor Chaos]

Clearly you’re not Watson. Also, I don’t believe his draft stock is as high as you/others think. I think he’d do well for himself to play—might even get him a SR Bowl Invite if he plays well. He has nothing going on post-Natty right now from what I understand.
He's got a Shrine Bowl invite (as does Cordell Volson). That game is set for 2/3 and the Senior Bowl is 2/5 so I'm sure he'd do Senior Bowl instead if invited.

I was surprised he wasn't invited to the Senior Bowl... you'd think NFL teams would want to see him against "higher level competition" before investing a mid-round pick on him instead of seeing a bunch of SEC WRs that play against future NFL competition every week.

[mtoutfitter]

If u were Watson you could reach the cereal on the top shelf without asking ur wife for help.

Now that is some funny shit. :rofl::rofl:

[EC8CH]

If u were Watson you could reach the cereal on the top shelf without asking ur wife for help.

Fatality. Flawless Reply.

[mtoutfitter]

He's got a Shrine Bowl invite (as does Cordell Volson). That game is set for 2/3 and the Senior Bowl is 2/5 so I'm sure he'd do Senior Bowl instead if invited.

I was surprised he wasn't invited to the Senior Bowl... you'd think NFL teams would want to see him against "higher level competition" before investing a mid-round pick on him instead of seeing a bunch of SEC WRs that play against future NFL competition every week.

Sure the guy has talent and in the end could have an NFL career but I don't see a lot of outside sources claiming he'll be a pick, much less mid round. But then who knows....I'm just saying most of the hullabalo as far as the draft is coming from you know who....and he's hardly ever wrong....:rofl:

[Professor Chaos]

Sure the guy has talent and in the end could have an NFL career but I don't see a lot of outside sources claiming he'll be a pick, much less mid round. But then who knows....I'm just saying most of the hullabalo as far as the draft is coming from you know who....and he's hardly ever wrong....:rofl:
I trust this guy and he had Watson with a 5th round evaluation in early November: https://twitter.com/joshbdraft/status/1456071132889616385


Small school top 100 on http://Draftscout.com has been updated! Quick look at the top 20: 1. OT Trevor Penning UNI 1st round; 2. RB Pierre Strong SDSU 3rd; 3. OT Braxton Jones Southern Utah 4th-5th; 4. OG Cole Strange Chattanooga 4th-5th; 5. WR Christian Watson NDSU 5th

He's as good at following FCS draft talent as anyone I've seen and has done pretty well in pegging NDSU's draft talent in the past. For instance, I remember him saying early in Marcus Williams' senior year in 2013 that he wasn't viewed as much more than a 7th round pick at best from most NFL teams and he took a lot of heat from us Bison fans for it but was right.

[mtoutfitter]

I trust this guy and he had Watson with a 5th round evaluation in early November: https://twitter.com/joshbdraft/status/1456071132889616385



He's as good at following FCS draft talent as anyone I've seen and has done pretty well in pegging NDSU's draft talent in the past. For instance, I remember him saying early in Marcus Williams' senior year in 2013 that he wasn't viewed as much more than a 7th round pick at best from most NFL teams and he took a lot of heat from us Bison fans for it but was right.

Ok....hadn't seen that before. I'll be surprised, but pleasantly. Thanks for posting.

[CAS4127]

I trust this guy and he had Watson with a 5th round evaluation in early November: https://twitter.com/joshbdraft/status/1456071132889616385



He's as good at following FCS draft talent as anyone I've seen and has done pretty well in pegging NDSU's draft talent in the past. For instance, I remember him saying early in Marcus Williams' senior year in 2013 that he wasn't viewed as much more than a 7th round pick at best from most NFL teams and he took a lot of heat from us Bison fans for it but was right.

That’s accurate, but also pre-injury. Maybe it’s just me, but coming back and lighting things up with both catches, runs and blocking could do wonders for his draft stock. He has some Cordell Patterson look to him, and we’ve given him those opportunities.

[EC8CH]

Senior Bowl!!!!!!

[HerdistheWord]

You just beat me to it.

https://mobile.twitter.com/seniorbowl/status/1478896340197330944

[HerdBot]

Senior Bowl!!!!!!

That's awesome. Play on Saturday and make big plays on National TV. Go out like a hero and them be the talk of the Senior Bowl. That was Carson Wentz path and his stock skyrocketed

[MankatoBison]

You just beat me to it.

https://mobile.twitter.com/seniorbowl/status/1478896340197330944

Hell yeah, congrats to Christian. Play well, impress, and get PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAID

[mtoutfitter]

Hell yeah, congrats to Christian. Play well, impress, and get PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAID

Ok. I've been wondering awhile and have to ask about the chart. So the red shows people triggered by uniforms and the blue is folks who are triggered by FBS talk...so what does the purple circle represent?

[TNbison]

Ok. I've been wondering awhile and have to ask about the chart. So the red shows people triggered by uniforms and the blue is folks who are triggered by FBS talk...so what does the purple circle represent?

Someone get this man a color wheel

[CAS4127]

Ok. I've been wondering awhile and have to ask about the chart. So the red shows people triggered by uniforms and the blue is folks who are triggered by FBS talk...so what does the purple circle represent?

Same people. Red + Blue = purple, and not the sarcastic meaning.

[EC8CH]

Ok. I've been wondering awhile and have to ask about the chart. So the red shows people triggered by uniforms and the blue is folks who are triggered by FBS talk...so what does the purple circle represent?

People who throw crepe paper strips at football games.

[mtoutfitter]

Same people. Red + Blue = purple, and not the sarcastic meaning.

Thanks CAS. Better brush up on my colors.

[El_Chapo]

I got Watson playing at 90% LETS GOOOOOOOO

[westnodak93bison]

People who throw crepe paper strips at football games.Are much more aligned with you than me or the average North Dakotan so there is that

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[El_Chapo]

I got Watson playing at 90% LETS GOOOOOOOO

I got more than a text this time... and no grandmas were harmed

[tony]

Are much more aligned with you than me or the average North Dakotan so there is that

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Maybe you could lighten up, Frances.

[KSBisonFan]

Watson was looking good In Warm-ups earlier

[tony]

Watson was looking good In Warm-ups earlier

Watson warming up shirtless while the snow was falling and JMU folks were teetering around like Antarctic explorers - classic. A Florida guy who came to North Dakota and took the cold in stride.

[Bison4peat]

Watson warming up shirtless while the snow was falling and JMU folks were teetering around like Antarctic explorers - classic. A Florida guy who came to North Dakota and took the cold in stride.

Day 2 player. Going to be fun to watch.

[sage]

I hope CW is ready and the team to play a turnover free game.

GO Bison!!!!

[GreenfieldBison]

Watson warming up shirtless while the snow was falling and JMU folks were teetering around like Antarctic explorers - classic. A Florida guy who came to North Dakota and took the cold in stride.

That WAS funny. But my feet got soaked in the swamp at tailgate and I was freezing until that sun came out.

[NDSUBowler]

Watching Watson blocking on all the runs, watching him be first to hype up the D on the sidelines, watching him check on his injured teammates, watching him play when some on this board said he’d quit…

I hope no one will ever question his heart or his commitment to NDSU ever again. Some people here have said some dumb stuff over the years.

[HerdBot]

Watching Watson blocking on all the runs, watching him be first to hype up the D on the sidelines, watching him check on his injured teammates, watching him play when some on this board said he’d quit…

I hope no one will ever question his heart or his commitment to NDSU ever again. Some people here have said some dumb stuff over the years.

Watson most definitely fucks.

[OrygunBison]

Watching Watson blocking on all the runs, watching him be first to hype up the D on the sidelines, watching him check on his injured teammates, watching him play when some on this board said he’d quit…

I hope no one will ever question his heart or his commitment to NDSU ever again. Some people here have said some dumb stuff over the years.

++++++++++

[HerdistheWord]

Watching Watson blocking on all the runs, watching him be first to hype up the D on the sidelines, watching him check on his injured teammates, watching him play when some on this board said he’d quit…

I hope no one will ever question his heart or his commitment to NDSU ever again. Some people here have said some dumb stuff over the years.

Yep, the dude has all the physical traits of a prima donna WR and all the mental traits of an NDSU WR. He is the best of both worlds. We were lucky to have him on our team.

[tony]

Yep, the dude has all the physical traits of a prima donna WR and all the mental traits of an NDSU WR. He is the best of both worlds. We were lucky to have him on our team.

This. So much this.

[westnodak93bison]

Maybe you could lighten up, Frances.Ok Mr jack Dorsey wanna be

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[tony]

Ok Mr jack Dorsey wanna be


What does that make you? :)

[Wolfie]

Watching Watson blocking on all the runs, watching him be first to hype up the D on the sidelines, watching him check on his injured teammates, watching him play when some on this board said he’d quit…

I hope no one will ever question his heart or his commitment to NDSU ever again. Some people here have said some dumb stuff over the years.

I've always been impressed with his downfield blocking. That is something the NFL is definitely going to take notice of. Lots of guys in the NFL who are not willing to do that dirty work.

[HerdBot]

Yep, the dude has all the physical traits of a prima donna WR and all the mental traits of an NDSU WR. He is the best of both worlds. We were lucky to have him on our team.

He's such a perfect player development story. Recruited as a 6-2, 175 speedster and grows 3 inches and ends up 6-5, 225

No Prima Dona stuff but the celebration penalties kind of gave him that persona

But he was the king at blocking and hustling down field. Without question out most talented receiver ever

[yopaulie]

He's such a perfect player development story. Recruited as a 6-2, 175 speedster and grows 3 inches and ends up 6-5, 225

No Prima Dona stuff but the celebration penalties kind of gave him that persona

But he was the king at blocking and hustling down field. Without question out most talented receiver ever

I would say he or Stacey Robinson...inclined to agree with you.

[Snowgoose]

He's such a perfect player development story. Recruited as a 6-2, 175 speedster and grows 3 inches and ends up 6-5, 225

No Prima Dona stuff but the celebration penalties kind of gave him that persona

But he was the king at blocking and hustling down field. Without question out most talented receiver ever

The great thing about some of his hustle and blocking is that he would be jogging while everyone else was running all out. I really can't wait to see what his 40 time is if he is 100%. He is a better WR than Stacy only because we pass the ball more now so harder to compare. He is the most dangerous threat we have ever had. Absolute stud and so fun to watch kind of like Marcus Williams on D.

[NDSU92]

He's such a perfect player development story. Recruited as a 6-2, 175 speedster and grows 3 inches and ends up 6-5, 225

No Prima Dona stuff but the celebration penalties kind of gave him that persona

But he was the king at blocking and hustling down field. Without question out most talented receiver ever

IMO he earned the ability to celebrate. Stuck it out at a program that runs the ball 50 times a game and throws it only 15. Some of his biggest celebrations have been to congratulate others scoring TDs - often with him providing multiple key blocks. Fucking love that kid, as does all of Bison Nation. Go get paid young man!

[123Gobison]

He's such a perfect player development story. Recruited as a 6-2, 175 speedster and grows 3 inches and ends up 6-5, 225

No Prima Dona stuff but the celebration penalties kind of gave him that persona

But he was the king at blocking and hustling down field. Without question out most talented receiver ever

Wrong. I think he was 5-10 when coach Atif made an offer in Florida. When he showed up on campus he was 6-2. But I am miffed how Zach Vraa was never given a chance by the NFL community. That dude Vraa was very instrumental in helping this program turn into a Dynasty. Just pissed that he did not get a chance at the next level.

[WeAreThePride]

Wrong. I think he was 5-10 when coach Atif made an offer in Florida. When he showed up on campus he was 6-2. But I am miffed how Zach Vraa was never given a chance by the NFL community. That dude Vraa was very instrumental in helping this program turn into a Dynasty. Just pissed that he did not get a chance at the next level.

Vraa was an incredible college receiver, but he left a broken man. Both of his collarbones were replaced, no?

[123Gobison]

Vraa was an incredible college receiver, but he left a broken man. Both of his collarbones were replaced, no?

He was the fucking lighthouse in the storm. Unfortunately none of these tik-tok generation WRs will understand his contribution to this program.

[56BISON73]

Vraa was an incredible college receiver, but he left a broken man. Both of his collarbones were replaced, no?

You right NO they werent replaced.

[HerdBot]

Wrong. I think he was 5-10 when coach Atif made an offer in Florida. When he showed up on campus he was 6-2. But I am miffed how Zach Vraa was never given a chance by the NFL community. That dude Vraa was very instrumental in helping this program turn into a Dynasty. Just pissed that he did not get a chance at the next level.

Vraa had NFL hands, ridiculous hand eye coordination and was great at leaping for the ball, but I don't think he was fast enough for the NFL. The NFL is so fast, they make fast guys look slow at times

BTW he owns a successful Ice Cream business in the Twin Cities


You right NO they werent replaced.

If I remember, he got plates in them

[56BISON73]

Vraa had NFL hands, ridiculous hand eye coordination and was great at leaping for the ball, but I don't think he was fast enough for the NFL. The NFL is so fast, they make fast guys look slow at times

BTW he owns a successful Ice Cream business in the Twin Cities



If I remember, he got plates in them

correct...............

[123Gobison]

[QUOTE=HerdBot;1556137]Vraa had NFL hands, ridiculous hand eye coordination and was great at leaping for the ball, but I don't think he was fast enough for the NFL. The NFL is so fast, they make fast guys look slow at times

BTW he owns a successful Ice Cream business in the Twin Cities



:cheers: All sold out, including garlic flavor

https://www.atozcreamery.com/shop

[scottietohottie]

You right NO they werent replaced.

He did have at least one plate. Not good for the long term is my uneducated understanding.

[56BISON73]

He did have at least one plate. Not good for the long term is my uneducated understanding.

Whats not good?????Ive had plates and bolts in my lower back since 2001 with no issues.

[garbageman]

Christian just invited to the combine

[EC8CH]

Christian just invited to the combine

Hell Yeah!!!!!

Can't wait to see that 40 time.

[El_Chapo]

Christian just invited to the combine

thats huge

[Snowgoose]

Hell Yeah!!!!!

Can't wait to see that 40 time.

I am really interested in this as well. He just seems so much faster on the field than anybody else these last two years.

[StL Bison Fan]

I am really interested in this as well. He just seems so much faster on the field than anybody else these last two years.

I was at field level when he caught a kickoff and ran by me. I never realized how fast he was when I was viewing him from the stands

[GreenfieldBison]

I was at field level when he caught a kickoff and ran by me. I never realized how fast he was when I was viewing him from the stands

Isn’t that amazing what a difference it makes? I think I posted once before here that I once sat in the front row at a MN Wild game. Holy crap those guys are going fast!!!


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[IndyBison]

Isn’t that amazing what a difference it makes? I think I posted once before here that I once sat in the front row at a MN Wild game. Holy crap those guys are going fast!!!


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Same experience being courtside of an NBA game or on the field with Notre Dame or B1G athletes. You have no appreciation for the size and speed of those athletes. I also remember the first time I attended a professional tennis match. OMG! That ball was moving and every shot was within 2 inches of the net. You don't get the full effect on TV or high in the stands.

[reformedUNDfan]

Vraa had NFL hands, ridiculous hand eye coordination and was great at leaping for the ball, but I don't think he was fast enough for the NFL. The NFL is so fast, they make fast guys look slow at times

BTW he owns a successful Ice Cream business in the Twin Cities


If I remember, he got plates in them
Imagine if Watson had Vraas hands. He'd go #1 in the draft

[GreenfieldBison]

Imagine if Watson had Vraas hands. He'd go #1 in the draft

He does have Vraas hands. Did you see him drop anything in the Natty? Or this year for that matter?


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[mtoutfitter]

He does have Vraas hands. Did you see him drop anything in the Natty? Or this year for that matter?


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IMO...no way he has Vraa's hands.

[Professor Chaos]

I am really interested in this as well. He just seems so much faster on the field than anybody else these last two years.
Kobe Johnson is lightning fast and it looked like Christian was running him down with ease on that long TD run in the natty.

[OrygunBison]

That same thing occurred to me a couple of years ago in a game (Bobcats?) when Trey scrambled left, then located Dimitri Williams on the right sideline and heaved it up. Williams caught it and started hustling down the sideline but Christian came like a bullet from off screen to block/escort him into the endzone. He didn't even look like he was trying. Just unreal speed.

[GreenfieldBison]

IMO...no way he has Vraa's hands.

Taking nothing away from he legendary Zach Vraa, let's agree to disagree.

Let me ask you this: Christian has been invited to the Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine. Do you think those peeps are thinking of hiring him to run track?

I think many here, myself included, saw Christian three or four years ago as a long, fast guy who didn't catch reliably. Some of us have not updated that burned in impression. I have. Christian catches most everything in his radius today unless the defender makes an outstanding (or illegal) play.

[TransAmBison]

Taking nothing away from he legendary Zach Vraa, let's agree to disagree.

Let me ask you this: Christian has been invited to the Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine. Do you think those peeps are thinking of hiring him to run track?

I think many here, myself included, saw Christian three or four years ago as a long, fast guy who didn't catch reliably. Some of us have not updated that burned in impression. I have. Christian catches most everything in his radius today unless the defender makes an outstanding (or illegal) play.He has definitely improved...and gotten better as the season has gone along. Can't remember if it was at the beginning of this season or not (possible it was this spring), but I remember him getting hit on a fairly deep pass up the middle that just bounced off his hands. He had a few of those. Vraamoney did not have those. But I do think he has put in work to correct that. I wish him well and hope he very successful in the NFL. Never saw him take a play off, and his blocking was excellent.

[mtoutfitter]

Taking nothing away from he legendary Zach Vraa, let's agree to disagree.

Let me ask you this: Christian has been invited to the Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine. Do you think those peeps are thinking of hiring him to run track?

I think many here, myself included, saw Christian three or four years ago as a long, fast guy who didn't catch reliably. Some of us have not updated that burned in impression. I have. Christian catches most everything in his radius today unless the defender makes an outstanding (or illegal) play.

You've got some good points but he probably got those invites more on his size and speed than his hands. IIRC he was still dropping balls in the spring season. By the way I'm not trying to take anything away from him, just don't think he's got the hands that Vraa had.

[56BISON73]

Taking nothing away from he legendary Zach Vraa, let's agree to disagree.

Let me ask you this: Christian has been invited to the Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine. Do you think those peeps are thinking of hiring him to run track?

I think many here, myself included, saw Christian three or four years ago as a long, fast guy who didn't catch reliably. Some of us have not updated that burned in impression. I have. Christian catches most everything in his radius today unless the defender makes an outstanding (or illegal) play.

Does he have good hands???? Yes Does he have Vraa hands???????????

[BisonHorns]

Watson's speed is on a completely different level.

[TAILG8R]

Some of his catches while covered this year should me he has good hands. Missouri St TD catch with the DB all over him and the ball sort of coming in past the back of the DB and Watson catching it with no problem. Other catches on the sidelines for 1st downs with the DB right on him whether he went up over them to get it or was able to secure the ball while they tried to get their hands in there to cause a drop. Multiple times this year he looked like an NFL receiver to me.

[HerdBot]

You've got some good points but he probably got those invites more on his size and speed than his hands. IIRC he was still dropping balls in the spring season. By the way I'm not trying to take anything away from him, just don't think he's got the hands that Vraa had.

Let me preface this by saying Vraa was one of my all time favorite players.

Vraa had all world hands. As an unfortunate life long Vikings fan, I would compare them to Cris Carter. He caught everything including a ball off of a players helmet. (I'll never forget that play)

Watson has OK hands, but good enough.

You can teach a blazing fast 6-5 guy to catch better with practice.

You can't teach a 6-2 guy with great hands and average speed to run a sub 4.4 or jump like a 6-5 guy.

[GreenfieldBison]

You've got some good points but he probably got those invites more on his size and speed than his hands. IIRC he was still dropping balls in the spring season. By the way I'm not trying to take anything away from him, just don't think he's got the hands that Vraa had.

I'll go with this - he certainly has not had the hands that Zach has/had for as long as Zach did. I don't believe anyone could reasonably argue this. But I believe that if we compare catches/target for Christian this season alone vs Zach in his final year that the metric would be quite comparable.

How about that?

[HerdBot]

I'll go with this - he certainly has not had the hands that Zach has/had for as long as Zach did. I don't believe anyone could reasonably argue this. But I believe that if we compare catches/target for Christian this season alone vs Zach in his final year that the metric would be quite comparable.

How about that?

I don't want to hi jack a thread about Watson, but Vraa would catch everything.

But Watson is so fast, he would have caught this ball in the end zone untouched and wouldn't have had a d back running stride for stride with him.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lpVCBlT3E0

[mtoutfitter]

I'll go with this - he certainly has not had the hands that Zach has/had for as long as Zach did. I don't believe anyone could reasonably argue this. But I believe that if we compare catches/target for Christian this season alone vs Zach in his final year that the metric would be quite comparable.

How about that?

Fair enough. Not here to argue, just stating my opinion. By the way Bot....that was a LB running with Vraa in your video, not a DB.

[TAILG8R]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-SmZhKxB00&ab_channel=LightOnSportsNetwork

33:42 and 35:30

[TAILG8R]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N06os--zr50&ab_channel=NCAA

[westnodak93bison]

Isn’t that amazing what a difference it makes? I think I posted once before here that I once sat in the front row at a MN Wild game. Holy crap those guys are going fast!!!


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[EC8CH]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N06os--zr50&ab_channel=NCAA

Zero bullshit detected. Watch Watson on the field and this is exactly how he plays.

[EC8CH]

I don't want to hi jack a thread about Watson, but Vraa would catch everything.

But Watson is so fast, he would have caught this ball in the end zone untouched and wouldn't have had a d back running stride for stride with him.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lpVCBlT3E0

This is the most insane catch I have ever seen in person. The fact he stays on and feet and runs in for a touchdown was, is, and will always be mind boggling.

[EC8CH]

I am really interested in this as well. He just seems so much faster on the field than anybody else these last two years.

Absolutely. How many times has he run down the field with a running back as they score making it look effortless while all the DB are left in the dust. I'm going to be shocked if he doesn't post an impressive number in the 40.

[HerdBot]

Absolutely. How many times has he run down the field with a running back as they score making it look effortless while all the DB are left in the dust. I'm going to be shocked if he doesn't post an impressive number in the 40.

Watson reminds me of Randy Moss, in the sense that he would look like he's not even running hard and would just blow by fast guys. He just glides like a deer.

[123Gobison]

[QUOTE=HerdBot;1556689]I don't want to hi jack a thread about Watson, but Vraa would catch everything.

But Watson is so fast, he would have caught this ball in the end zone untouched and wouldn't have had a d back running stride for stride with him.

Curious to know Vraa's 40 speed. Cooper Kupp clocked 4.62, I think Vraa's timing cant be much different.

[oldmantutters]

I seem to remember a pretty crucial drop against Sam Houston in the spring. I don't remember any this fall though.

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[HerdBot]

Curious to know Vraa's 40 speed. Cooper Kupp clocked 4.62, I think Vraa's timing cant be much different.

NFL is laser timed, so it's always slower

Vraa claimed he ran a 4.7 out of high school and claimed he was a 4.5 according to this article. https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/1829199-vraa-getting-faster-ndsu-receiver

It could have been a 4.51 or a 4.59 which is a big difference. High school could have been 4.71 or 4.79.


A 4.59 hand held is probably closer to a 4.79 laser timed. But the 4.7 in high school was probably 4.79 and closer to 4.99

I quit trusting self reported athletes measurables when Bartholomew Ogbu went from 6-6 to 6-2

[SiouxHockeyBisonFo]

Watson has improved dramatically over the years, but to compare his hands to Vraa and Heckendorf is just silly. Watson can do things the other two could never do, but just stop on the straight up hands comparison.
That doesn't mean that Watson didnt have many nice catches and this year especially I think he made huge strides making contested catches.
I'd even go as far as saying he's not top 10 in straight up hands discussion. [emoji23]

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[gavin2126]

Absolutely. How many times has he run down the field with a running back as they score making it look effortless while all the DB are left in the dust. I'm going to be shocked if he doesn't post an impressive number in the 40.

He’s not really a quick burst guy, so hopefully he works on his starts between now and the combine. Otherwise I don’t think his time is going to be as fast as it needs to be to stand out. Which would be a shame because his top end speed will be just as fast as any ones there.

[NDSU92]

Watson has improved dramatically over the years, but to compare his hands to Vraa and Heckendorf is just silly. Watson can do things the other two could never do, but just stop on the straight up hands comparison.
That doesn't mean that Watson didnt have many nice catches and this year especially I think he made huge strides making contested catches.
I'd even go as far as saying he's not top 10 in straight up hands discussion. [emoji23]

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“Hands” comparison is just as silly as 40 time. Out of context they’re both worthless.

Knew a kid in HS that ran a 4.5 but as soon as the ball went in the air his brain wouldn’t allow him to sprint while concentrate on the ball. Slowed down to lineman speed. Add in actually catching and it was out of the question. Less than 3 catches his senior year as a WR.

Can have the fastest 40 or the best hands but if you can’t play fast then you’re worthless. Look at Shep, he can do everything except hold his own at the LOS and he’s pretty much worthless in the NFL.

[Bisonator98]

The 40 is one of the most over rated FB player stats ever. It's a sprinters stat not a great measure of a FB players ability. You can have an awesome 40 time but if you can't get off the line against press coverage, run good routes or catch the ball it is pretty meaningless. It always amazes me how so many NFL people still put so much stock into combine numbers.

[Twincitybizon]

The 40 is one of the most over rated FB player stats ever. It's a sprinters stat not a great measure of a FB players ability. You can have an awesome 40 time but if you can't get off the line against press coverage, run good routes or catch the ball it is pretty meaningless. It always amazes me how so many NFL people still put so much stock into combine numbers.

Green bay almost exclusively drafts really high RAS scores off combine measurements. Seems to be working ok for them as opposed to whatever the hell Minnesota does. Not saying ignore football skills but tie does to the better athlete

[tony]

Every Christian Watson TD at NDSU:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF53Jmk4AYQ

The second catch was pretty awesome... and the one at 3:44 was insane.

[HerdBot]

The 40 is one of the most over rated FB player stats ever. It's a sprinters stat not a great measure of a FB players ability. You can have an awesome 40 time but if you can't get off the line against press coverage, run good routes or catch the ball it is pretty meaningless. It always amazes me how so many NFL people still put so much stock into combine numbers.

It's not everything but it's certainly important. What gets me is when people think a 4.6 ot 4.7 is slow. That's still really fast, especially at the college level. The average Joe will run a 6 to 8 second 40

One of my favorite videos is Rich Eisen at the NFL draft and he ran a best time of a 6 flat and he trained for a year. They compared it to NFL guys and its one of the funniest things you will ever see

Basically everyone at the NFL combine is there because they are a great football player. They can block, run good routes. In many cases, speed is the only differentiator. NFL rules don't allow any contact after 5 yards so its becoming more important

The 40 isn't a sprinter measure. They dont run it in high school or college track. it was invented because of punt coverage times but the most valuable part of a 40 is the 10 yard split IMO


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=SyYt1gnNT-s

[WeAreThePride]

It's not everything but it's certainly important. What gets me is when people think a 4.6 ot 4.7 is slow. That's still really fast, especially at the college level. The average Joe will run a 6 to 8 second 40

One of my favorite videos is Rich Eisen at the NFL draft and he ran a best time of a 6 flat and he trained for a year. They compared it to NFL guys and its one of the funniest things you will ever see

Basically everyone at the NFL combine is there because they are a great football player. They can block, run good routes. In many cases, speed is the only differentiator

The 40 isn't a sprinter measure. They dont run it in high school or college track. it was invented because of punt coverage times but the most valuable part of a 40 is the 10 yard split


https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=SyYt1gnNT-s

Just unreal breakaway speed. Now that can be schemed against, but that scheme can open up other guys underneath.

And you know a BISON receiver won't have a problem with only a couple targets a game if it means he's getting his teammates catches.

[HerdBot]

Every Christian Watson TD at NDSU:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF53Jmk4AYQ

The second catch was pretty awesome... and the one at 3:44 was insane.

Next level shit. Wow I've never seen them all back to back to back

[NDSU92]

Today I learned that the only thing that separates NFL players from each other is their 40 times. Crazy!

[NDSU92]

Every Christian Watson TD at NDSU:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF53Jmk4AYQ

The second catch was pretty awesome... and the one at 3:44 was insane.

Lol the "overthrown" hopeful whisper by the Towson color guy kills me every time

[GreenfieldBison]

Here's a thing from last October. Does not look like it has had a lot of views...


Christian Watson - The best Mid Round WR in the 22 NFL Draft


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3mn4zSBesI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3mn4zSBesI)

[GreenfieldBison]

Here is a 2017 signing day video from Bison Athletics. Did not see it anywhere in the thread early on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieBRORUSJgA

[Snowgoose]

I don't care what his forty time ends up being all I know is we have never had a guy this fast or a guy that plays this fast. I mean he separated with each stride from southern speed. He made corners look silly when it became a foot race.

[gabisonfan]

When he gets to top end speed it's no contest with anyone I have seen on film with him. In the NFL he will need to be more evasive, but once he gets up to speed he will probably not lose a race.

[Ndsu84]

I don't care what his forty time ends up being all I know is we have never had a guy this fast or a guy that plays this fast. I mean he separated with each stride from southern speed. He made corners look silly when it became a foot race.

Stacey Robinson separated like that. 4.3 40

[tony]

Stacey Robinson separated like that. 4.3 40

Stacy was very fast indeed. Actually, so were Allen Burrell and Marques Johnson.

Watson's top gear looks fastest of them all though... that said, nobody can eyeball speed.

[mjtrackman6]

Stacy was very fast indeed. Actually, so were Allen Burrell and Marques Johnson.

Watson's top gear looks fastest of them all though... that said, nobody can eyeball speed.

I’m going to take the guys who hold the NDSU sprint records from 55m-400m in this debate 😉 But his combo of height and speed is hard to cover. Was fun watching them dial up the long ball for him so much over the years.

[El_Chapo]

5th round Tennessee... (but they called us D2 sigh)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/titans-5-round-2022-nfl-mock-draft-ahead-of-the-playoffs/ss-AASHTgj#image=5

[marenlee]

Still has the Senior Bowl and combine to catch more attention. I expect him to live up draft boards.


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[Professor Chaos]

He'll have a strong proponent from the bay area...

[ZHerd]

He'll have a strong proponent from the bay area...

Playing with Brady would be an honor :D

[SlickVic]

WATSON is my fave

[BigHorns]

Watson and Volson are in the East West Shrine Bowl on Feb 3.
Congrats to both!

https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft/nfl-draft-east-west-shrine-bowl-all-star-game-tracker

[TAILG8R]

Watson and Volson are in the East West Shrine Bowl on Feb 3.
Congrats to both!

https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft/nfl-draft-east-west-shrine-bowl-all-star-game-tracker

Chapo will be happy they listed them from NDSU :)

[mtoutfitter]

Watson and Volson are in the East West Shrine Bowl on Feb 3.
Congrats to both!

https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft/nfl-draft-east-west-shrine-bowl-all-star-game-tracker

I was under the impression that Watson was attending the Senior Bowl.

[Hansel]

I was under the impression that Watson was attending the Senior Bowl.

I think that is an invite list... not all of those players have accepted

[TAILG8R]

I was under the impression that Watson was attending the Senior Bowl.

He apparently accepted an invite. Not sure how that works with the games being 2 days apart.

[Kevin]

I was under the impression that Watson was attending the Senior Bowl.

u were also under the impression that montanan state didn’t suck ass

[mtoutfitter]

u were also under the impression that montanan state didn’t suck ass

Please tell me when I said that?

[Kevin]

Please tell me when I said that?

On bisonville bro obvs.

[EC8CH]

I was under the impression that Watson was attending the Senior Bowl.

Possible that that roster is out of date and Watson is going to senior bowl instead? I think that'd be the most likely explanation. Not much reason for Watson to go to Shrine bowl over the Senior Bowl.

[BigHorns]

Possible that that roster is out of date and Watson is going to senior bowl instead? I think that'd be the most likely explanation. Not much reason for Watson to go to Shrine bowl over the Senior Bowl.

Watson is listed on both bowl's invite lists, and initially I was thinking he might play in both.
But since the practice dates overlap, that doesn't make a lot of sense.

My guess is he was invited to both and accepted the Senior bowl invite.
Volson may still be playing in the Shrine bowl.

[djohnk]

Watson getting noticed in the Senior Bowl day 1: https://youtu.be/D4cDfnyFZzU?t=279

[Alsen]

Wow! https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/article/draft-decisions/senior-bowl-day-1-recap

You couldn't ask for a better 1st day for Watson. Huge success report.

[TAILG8R]

Wow! https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/article/draft-decisions/senior-bowl-day-1-recap

You couldn't ask for a better 1st day for Watson. Huge success report.

I didn't spend much time looking and I watched at least 12 different videos on Twitter of Watson making plays yesterday. Kid is the darling of the Senior Bowl right now.

[ndsubison1]

Watsons Team practice will be on ESPNU at 10:30 CT. NFL Network will have a recap show tonight.

[marenlee]

https://twitter.com/TampaBayTre/status/1489302290980904968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1489302290980904968%7Ctwgr% 5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vikings.com%2Fnews%2F202 2-senior-bowl-top-tweets-day-3

[GreenfieldBison]

This popped up from Yahoo Sports.

Wasn't there some discussion here about hands?

https://sports.yahoo.com/ndsu-wr-christian-watson-proves-000347732.html

[El_Chapo]

whens the game & what channel

[bri-dog]

whens the game & what channel

1:30 Central on NFL Network

[Rixen]

Exciting to see his rise. Seemed like a unanimous top performer across all positions during practice week.

I am very excited to see how he tests at the combine in a month. Here's hoping he can maintain this momentum and firmly plant himself into day 2 draft territory. If he had an FBS sticker on his helmet OR this wasn't such a deep draft class for WRs it would be VERY interesting where he would go. I want him to rip a 4.3x 40 just to add some spice into his draft projection.

[123Gobison]

Exciting to see his rise. Seemed like a unanimous top performer across all positions during practice week.

I am very excited to see how he tests at the combine in a month. Here's hoping he can maintain this momentum and firmly plant himself into day 2 draft territory. If he had an FBS sticker on his helmet OR this wasn't such a deep draft class for WRs it would be VERY interesting where he would go. I want him to rip a 4.3x 40 just to add some spice into his draft projection.

My guess is his 40 is around 4.5 or 4.6 ish...

[HerdistheWord]

My guess is his 40 is around 4.5 or 4.6 ish...

He ran a 4.4 in high school.

[23Bison]

4.5-4.6?!!!!! I'm pretty sure he will run a low 4.4. Could very well break the 4.3 mark.

[CAS4127]

4.5-4.6?!!!!! I'm pretty sure he will run a low 4.4. Could very well break the 4.3 mark.

He is at his fastest when in full/long stride. Not sure his 40 will reflect his top end speed.

[Rixen]

He is at his fastest when in full/long stride. Not sure his 40 will reflect his top end speed.

I completely agree with this. I think he has elite speed but is the 40 too short of a runway to show it? Fingers crossed.

[Snowgoose]

I completely agree with this. I think he has elite speed but is the 40 too short of a runway to show it? Fingers crossed.

He has similar strides to Moss and same height and Moss killed the forty didnt he. Not saying Watson has that type of speed but he seems to get off the line fairly quickly against dbacks.

[Rixen]

He has similar strides to Moss and same height and Moss killed the forty didnt he. Not saying Watson has that type of speed but he seems to get off the line fairly quickly against dbacks.

Yep, has the Moss-like deceptive stride so it is so hard to feel confident and say he can keep up with the 5'10 speedsters but it has been done. I will also say that watching the Senior bowl practices he has a lot more suddenness and quick twitch on his release than I ever noticed. He might be able to start up quicker than we think. Hope so!

[tony]

Yep, has the Moss-like deceptive stride so it is so hard to feel confident and say he can keep up with the 5'10 speedsters but it has been done. I will also say that watching the Senior bowl practices he has a lot more suddenness and quick twitch on his release than I ever noticed. He might be able to start up quicker than we think. Hope so!

Yeah, I constantly mock people for being able to eyeball speed... but Watson's top gear is like nothing I've seen at NDSU - he just pulls away from the other team's fastest players like they are running in sand.

[TransAmBison]

Yeah, I constantly mock people for being able to eyeball speed... but Watson's top gear is like nothing I've seen at NDSU - he just pulls away from the other team's fastest players like they are running in sand.Have you seen SD run when somebody yells jagbombs?

[OrygunBison]

Yeah, I constantly mock people for being able to eyeball speed... but Watson's top gear is like nothing I've seen at NDSU - he just pulls away from the other team's fastest players like they are running in sand.

Ummm, Stacey Robinson was way faster than everyone else.

[Rixen]

Yeah, I constantly mock people for being able to eyeball speed... but Watson's top gear is like nothing I've seen at NDSU - he just pulls away from the other team's fastest players like they are running in sand.

He's special, no doubt. That top end really shines on plays where he is allowed the runway to get up to his top gear, i.e. jet sweeps, kick returns, post routes, etc. Just hoping the 40 yard length is enough to reflect it appropriately.

[OrygunBison]

I have to believe that CW's ability to block downfield is going to really set him apart from most other receivers. The guy is always hustling to get TO his blocks and to STAY on his blocks. I say blocks (not block) because it always seems like he's making one block, then hustling ahead to make another. It's quite impressive.

FWIW - I wasn't really a believer in Watson at the beginning. It always seemed to me that his head wasn't square so he'd drop balls and not run crisp routes. He seemed like a one trick pony with the long ball, frankly. I'm so happy to be so wrong about him. I can't see how any team could go wrong by drafting him. The dude has all the skills that we've been discussing but he's also HUNGRY.

[Bison Bridge Guy]

I have to believe that CW's ability to block downfield is going to really set him apart from most other receivers. The guy is always hustling to get TO his blocks and to STAY on his blocks. I say blocks (not block) because it always seems like he's making one block, then hustling ahead to make another. It's quite impressive.

FWIW - I wasn't really a believer in Watson at the beginning. It always seemed to me that his head wasn't square so he'd drop balls and not run crisp routes. He seemed like a one trick pony with the long ball, frankly. I'm so happy to be so wrong about him. I can't see how any team could go wrong by drafting him. The dude has all the skills that we've been discussing but he's also HUNGRY.

I don't know that you were wrong about him - he was pretty inconsistent for awhile but he really matured and was dialed in this season.

[Snowgoose]

Yeah, I constantly mock people for being able to eyeball speed... but Watson's top gear is like nothing I've seen at NDSU - he just pulls away from the other team's fastest players like they are running in sand.

This is my exact view as well that his top gear is like nothing I have seen. I don't remember Stacy that much as I was younger, but Watson seems to be jogging alongside our RBs when they are running for TDs. He is our Randy Moss. Most here don't remember 1998 but Randy ran the same way as Watson.

[Hammerhead]

Yeah, I constantly mock people for being able to eyeball speed... but Watson's top gear is like nothing I've seen at NDSU - he just pulls away from the other team's fastest players like they are running in sand.

In 2019, he was regularly running 22 MPH while he was "only" 20.71 MPH in Senior Bowl practices.

https://www.inforum.com/how-fast-is-christian-watson-hes-23-mph-fast-and-bison-football-has-gps-to-prove-it

[reformedUNDfan]

Ummm, Stacey Robinson was way faster than everyone else.

So was dudzik

[23Bison]

In 2019, he was regularly running 22 MPH while he was "only" 20.71 MPH in Senior Bowl practices.

https://www.inforum.com/how-fast-is-christian-watson-hes-23-mph-fast-and-bison-football-has-gps-to-prove-it

I don’t believe the need to gear it up was there at the senior bowl when your not trying to score an actual touchdown.

[HerdistheWord]

Watson was voted the. Eat WR on the National Team. The award is voted on by CB’s.

[cx500d]

Ummm, Stacey Robinson was way faster than everyone else.

He also ran track for the Bison.


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[cx500d]

Watson was voted the. Eat WR on the National Team. The award is voted on by CB’s.

Was he always hungry?


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[HerdistheWord]

Was he always hungry?


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Best WR* damn fat fingers

[HerdBot]

Ummm, Stacey Robinson was way faster than everyone else.

He was ridiculously fast. I had to look it up but his name is still all over the record book decades later. He ran a 6.39, 55 meter, a 6.45 60 meter, a 10.40 100 meter and a 21.75 200 meter

We had some crazy fast football players who also ran track back then. Richard Lewis, Marques Johnson and Allan Burrell were fast as fuck. Our D1 track players haven't topped them

[oldmantutters]

Marques Johnson was open all the time, getting him (and him catching) the ball was always an adventure. BTW running a 4.3 40 with laser timing doesn't happen very often so if CW can do that he will shoot up the draft board.

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[HerdBot]

Marques Johnson was open all the time, getting him (and him catching) the ball was always an adventure. BTW running a 4.3 40 with laser timing doesn't happen very often so if CW can do that he will shoot up the draft board.

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The big difference is Marques was 5-8 and Christian is 6-4

[scottietohottie]

Shitty ass pass but he still made a play eh

[HerdBot]

Shitty ass pass but he still made a play eh

Horrible pass but he still makes a diving catch and then gets up runs for a 30+ yard gain

Next play in the redzone the entire defense goes to Watson clearing out am easy TD on a swing pass


Impressive drive for Watson

[RonMexico]

QBs for the national team are awful. One read then dump off to a RB or run. No progressions...no looking downfield. WRs have no chance of showing anything.

If Trey would have waited till this year to come out he would have been a clear, no competition, #1 pick..

[IndyBison]

Don't listen to the announcers for rules knowledge. They were just talking about the Pitt QB with his fake slide in their bowl game. He said the officials were fooled because there was already a rule that didn't allow that. This is not true! The CFO chair though did send an interpretation DURING THE GAME that going forward the rule that prevents a fake kneel down after the snap would apply to fake slides for the rest of the bowl season. That's the first rule "change" I've seen during a game!

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[scottietohottie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKWCPnYll5M

[RonMexico]

At least Christian is getting to show off his blocking skills...took out two guys at the goal line on the National team's last touchdown...

[TAILG8R]

Watson also totally trucked that DB off the line on his diving catch turned run after catch. Lol.

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[southcliffbison]

Watson also totally trucked that DB off the line on his diving catch turned run after catch. Lol.

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Watched the whole game; CW targeted twice, maybe 3 times; Crimony, even the announcers were wondering why he wasn't more involved (targeted) in the offense. Ezzard from SHSU wasn't involved much on the offense either for the American team.

[TAILG8R]

Watched the whole game; CW targeted twice, maybe 3 times; Crimony, even the announcers were wondering why he wasn't more involved (targeted) in the offense. Ezzard from SHSU wasn't involved much on the offense either for the American team.The thought popped into my head earlier this week that pushing the ball down field wasn't going to happen in a college all star game. A week of practice, those QBs are going to dump everything off.

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[CAS4127]

Watched the whole game; CW targeted twice, maybe 3 times; Crimony, even the announcers were wondering why he wasn't more involved (targeted) in the offense. Ezzard from SHSU wasn't involved much on the offense either for the American team.

All-star games are meant to showcase as many on-field “products” as possible, not to showcase specific players nor even being concerned about who wins.

Also, take with grain of salt the prompting Volson got from the organizer of his all-star week/game. Of course he is going to promote and pump up the “product” he invited to his very own game.

Propaganda ….

[El_Chapo]

QBs for the national team are awful. One read then dump off to a RB or run. No progressions...no looking downfield. WRs have no chance of showing anything.

If Trey would have waited till this year to come out he would have been a clear, no competition, #1 pick..

he was #3 this year. lol. shut up

Watson will shine in combine & practice week he was solid

[WeAreThePride]

QBs for the national team are awful. One read then dump off to a RB or run. No progressions...no looking downfield. WRs have no chance of showing anything.

If Trey would have waited till this year to come out he would have been a clear, no competition, #1 pick..

Let's be glad he didn't. San Francisco will give him a shot to succeed.

[SafeTeeJ]

Let's be glad he didn't. San Francisco will give him a shot to succeed.

So far….not so much, thanks to the headcase Shanni

[HerdistheWord]

Based on clips I found on Twitter, Watson had at least three great blocks that directly impacted plays.

[WeAreThePride]

So far….not so much, thanks to the headcase Shanni

It's been one season bro. He's not even 22 yet.

[tony]

QBs for the national team are awful. One read then dump off to a RB or run. No progressions...no looking downfield. WRs have no chance of showing anything.

If Trey would have waited till this year to come out he would have been a clear, no competition, #1 pick..

Not much arm strength there, that's for sure.

[RonMexico]

How sad was it that the sideline reporter had to beg the national team coach to give Christian a target in the fourth quarter...

[123Gobison]

Horrible pass but he still makes a diving catch and then gets up runs for a 30+ yard gain

Next play in the redzone the entire defense goes to Watson clearing out am easy TD on a swing pass


Impressive drive for Watson


He is about to make a lot of money with that circus catch and run. If he does well in combine, he may be a 2nd rounder.

[bison_by_blood]

All-star games are meant to showcase as many on-field “products” as possible, not to showcase specific players nor even being concerned about who wins.

Also, take with grain of salt the prompting Volson got from the organizer of his all-star week/game. Of course he is going to promote and pump up the “product” he invited to his very own game.

Propaganda ….

Watched every snap of Volson and he was dominant. Not sure why everyone be all slow your roll on Cordell. Realistically he was projected as a UDFA a couple weeks ago and now he’s looking like a pretty good bet to be drafted. Let’s celebrate that.

[RonMexico]

he was #3 this year. lol. shut up

Watson will shine in combine & practice week he was solid

Really, he was #3 in the 2022 draft? I didn't realize the 2022 draft had already occurred. I thought it was in April. SMH Fucking moron.

[WeAreThePride]

Really, he was #3 in the 2022 draft? I didn't realize the 2022 draft had already occurred. I thought it was in April. SMH Fucking moron.

Please tell me you're only this dense on the internet, and not in real life.

[scottietohottie]

Please tell me you're only this dense on the internet, and not in real life.

You do realize it's the second month of this year and they haven't had a draft yet eh?

[scottietohottie]

But on the other hand Ron why the fuck would the jaguars draft Trey? They have Trevor Lawrence and Doug Pederson.

[WeAreThePride]

You do realize it's the second month of this year and they haven't had a draft yet eh?

Yes, I'm familiar with how the calendar works.

[WeAreThePride]

But on the other hand Ron why the fuck would the jaguars draft Trey? They have Trevor Lawrence and Doug Pederson.

They could have sold the first pick for a King's ransom.

[HerdistheWord]

All-star games are meant to showcase as many on-field “products” as possible, not to showcase specific players nor even being concerned about who wins.

Also, take with grain of salt the prompting Volson got from the organizer of his all-star week/game. Of course he is going to promote and pump up the “product” he invited to his very own game.

Propaganda ….

We’ll agree to disagree here. I never heard the same people propping up Crockett or Stick as day 2 picks. I’ve heard them say things like “he did well and someone will likely draft them”, but the comment made a few days ago was different. Volson still has an uphill climb to secure a round 3 pick, but the chatter he got seems to have propelled him into at least 4-5 round conversation now.

[Kevin]

1) Pickett perfect. Pitt QB Kenny Pickett certainly made the most of his chance at the Senior Bowl with perfect 6-of-6 passing for 89 yards and a touchdown pass to Baylor's Abram Smith, giving the National squad a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter.

It was perfect from a statistical standpoint, at least.

His longest completion of 38 yards to North Dakota State's Christian Watson was significantly underthrown, but Watson made a very tough adjustment to catch the pass near his feet, fell untouched, then got up to extend the play another 20 or so yards before being tackled at the American 15. It all stemmed from a miscommunication, according to Pickett.

"It wasn't the route he was supposed to run, but they busted a coverage," Pickett said. "It was supposed to be a corner route, but I kind of adjusted on the fly when I saw him kind of flash his hand real quick. I didn't want to overthrow him, because he was wide open. I just wanted to give him a chance to make a play."


https://www.nfl.com/news/2022-nfl-draft-six-takeaways-on-senior-bowl-standouts

[EC8CH]

1) Pickett perfect. Pitt QB Kenny Pickett certainly made the most of his chance at the Senior Bowl with perfect 6-of-6 passing for 89 yards and a touchdown pass to Baylor's Abram Smith, giving the National squad a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter.

It was perfect from a statistical standpoint, at least.

His longest completion of 38 yards to North Dakota State's Christian Watson was significantly underthrown, but Watson made a very tough adjustment to catch the pass near his feet, fell untouched, then got up to extend the play another 20 or so yards before being tackled at the American 15. It all stemmed from a miscommunication, according to Pickett.

"It wasn't the route he was supposed to run, but they busted a coverage," Pickett said. "It was supposed to be a corner route, but I kind of adjusted on the fly when I saw him kind of flash his hand real quick. I didn't want to overthrow him, because he was wide open. I just wanted to give him a chance to make a play."


https://www.nfl.com/news/2022-nfl-draft-six-takeaways-on-senior-bowl-standouts

Haha. Long explanation for I threw a horribly under thrown ball and Watson turned it into a huge gain.

[Kevin]

Haha. Long explanation for I threw a horribly under thrown ball and Watson turned it into a huge gain.

Yeah guy sounds like a real leader

[GreenfieldBison]

Here's a little blurb on Yahoo Sports saying the Houston Texan's should draft CW round 4 or later.

https://sports.yahoo.com/north-dakota-state-wr-christian-185901071.html

[HerdistheWord]

Here's a little blurb on Yahoo Sports saying the Houston Texan's should draft CW round 4 or later.

https://sports.yahoo.com/north-dakota-state-wr-christian-185901071.html

That’s cute. I would be surprised if he is still available after round 3.