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| HT/WT: 6-4, 215 lbs |
| Birthplace: Phoenix, AZ |
| Age: 27 |
| School: N. Dakota St. |
| Experience: 5 |
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1:20Christian Watson Returns to Play After Broken Rib
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2026 Receiving
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REC
Receptions
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YDS
Receiving Yards
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AVG
Average Yards per Reception
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TD
Receiving Touchdowns
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LNG
Longest Reception
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| Regular Season | 42 | 708 | 16.9 | 6 | 81 |
Top Christian Watson News
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Packers' Christian Watson: Suffers broken rib Thursday
Watson said he suffered a broken rib in Thursday night's 27-19 win over the Panthers, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.
Watson took a hard fall in the second quarter after hauling in a 53-yard deep shot from Jordan Love. He landed on the football and was coughing up blood afterward, necessitating a trip to the hospital just before halftime. Scans showed a broken rib, but Watson was deemed fit to return to the game in the third quarter. He'll now have 10 days to rest up before the Packers' next game in Week 9 against the Patriots.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Impressive production on eventful night
Watson, who was hospitalized for a portion of Thursday's 27-19 win over the Panthers on Thursday to be evaluated for chest and rib injuries, finished the contest having brought in eight of 10 targets for 113 yards. He also lost a fumble.
Watson managed to lead the Packers in receptions and receiving yards despite missing almost a full quarter, making his numbers all the more admirable. The veteran speedster, who's on pace for a career-best season, set a new season high in catches, and he now has three 100-yard efforts on the campaign. Watson's second-quarter fumble didn't lead to any Panthers points, so he ultimately enjoyed a successful night in every sense. Watson now boasts a 42-708-6 line heading into a Week 9 road showdown against the Patriots on Sunday, Nov. 8.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Returns to Thursday's game
Watson (chest) returned to Thursday night's game against the Panthers, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Watson was injured in the second quarter and missed roughly one full quarter to go to the hospital for testing on his chest and ribs area. Evidently, the results of the scans and tests came back clean, and Watson was cleared to re-enter the game. He caught six passes for 100 yards on seven targets in the first half.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Questionable to return to TNF
Watson (chest) is questionable to return to Thursday night's game against the Panthers, Ryan Wood of USA Today reports.
Watson was injured hauling in a 53-yard pass from Jordan Love midway through the second quarter and is headed to the hospital to undergo further testing, according to Kaylee Hartung on the Amazon Prime broadcast. Matthew Golden, Savion Williams, Bo Melton and J. Michael Sturdivant will handle wideout duties while Watson is sidelined for Green Bay.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Heads to locker room Thursday
Watson (undisclosed) headed to the locker room during the second quarter of Thursday night's game against the Panthers, Dominique Yates of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Watson was injured when he hauled in a 53-yard deep shot from Jordan Love. Prior to exiting, he caught six of seven targets for 100 yards. Savion Williams, Bo Melton and J. Michael Sturdivant will be in line for more snaps while Watson is in the locker room.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Five more catches in Week 7
Watson notched five catches (on eight targets) for 57 yards and no touchdowns during Sunday's 20-17 defeat at Detroit.
Watson's team-high 28-yard catch in the second quarter got the Packers into the red zone for the third time in Week 7, but after a Jordan Love to Tucker Kraft TD connection on the team's second possession, Green Bay otherwise failed to score on three of four trips to premium territory. Watson himself paced the team in receiving yards Sunday, but he also wasn't able to score a TD for the third time in the last four games, leaving him sitting on six scores in seven appearances. He and his teammates have a quick turnaround with a Thursday night matchup with the Panthers on tap in Week 8.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Ready for Week 7
Watson (ankle) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game in Detroit, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
Watson was listed as limited on all three of Green Bay's Week 7 injury reports due to an ankle issue, but it won't stop him from being available Sunday. Both he and Matthew Golden (shoulder) are in the clear ahead of the weekend, meaning QB Jordan Love will have his top pass catchers at his disposal for the divisional matchup.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Stays limited Thursday
Watson (ankle) practiced in a limited fashion Thursday, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.
Watson now has logged a limited walkthrough and a capped practice to kick off Week 7 prep as he tends to an ankle issue. Head coach Matt LaFleur downplayed Watson's injury Thursday, telling Demovsky that he has no concerns about Watson and fellow WR Matthew Golden (shoulder) for Sunday's game in Detroit. Having said that, Watson may still be tagged with a designation when the Packers post their final practice report of the week Friday.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Coach confident he'll play Sunday
Head coach Matt LaFleur said Thursday that the team has no concern regarding Watson's (ankle) availability for Sunday's game against the Lions, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.
LaFleur said the same thing about Matthew Golden (shoulder) after Green Bay's top two wide receivers were both limited participants at Wednesday's practice. Watson may continue to have his practice reps monitored, but he isn't in any danger of sitting out Sunday's matchup against Detroit's struggling secondary.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Tending to ankle issue
Watson was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice estimate due to an ankle injury, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Not only was Watson listed as limited, but so were QB Jordan Love (back) and WR Matthew Golden (back), among others. The situation thus leaves the Packers offense in a bit of flux as the team begins Week 7 prep, but two practices remain for each one to play itself out before Green Bay potentially tags any of them with designations for Sunday's game in Detroit.
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Packers' Christian Watson: Plays second fiddle to Golden in win
Watson caught three of eight targets for 64 yards in Sunday's 23-13 win over the Cowboys.
Watson was held without a touchdown for only the second time this season while tying tight end Tucker Kraft for second on the team in targets, five behind Matthew Golden. The wide receiver duo of Golden and Watson has accounted for the majority of Green Bay's offensive production this season. Watson needs just 82 receiving yards to match his career high of 620, which the oft-injured wideout set during the 2024 regular season. He'll have a nice opportunity to reach that mark in Week 7 against a Lions defense that has struggled in coverage.
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