Ben Watson stats

Last played for the New England Patriots, 2019

Tight End · #84

Age 45 · 6' 3"

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Ben Watson played 15 NFL seasons, 2004 to 2019.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
205
REC
547
TGTS
800
YDS
6,058
AVG
11.1
TD
44
LNG
46
FD
321

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2004NE120168.00141
2005NE1529044115.243522
2006NE13499164313.134032
2007NE12364938910.863521
2008NE1422462099.522912
2009NE16294140413.953620
2010CLE166810276311.234440
2011CLE13377041011.123421
2012CLE16498250110.232727
2013NO15193022611.923214
2014NO1620311366.82159
2015NO167410982511.164642
2017BAL1661795228.643330
2018NO16354640011.423221
2019NE10172417310.20269

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career Postseason

GP
13
REC
25
TGTS
37
YDS
272
AVG
10.9
TD
3
LNG
63
FD
13

Per game

Career regular season

GP
205
REC
2.7
TGTS
3.9
YDS
29.6
AVG
11.1
TD
0.2
LNG
46
FD
1.6

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2004NE12.00.016.08.00.0141.0
2005NE151.90.029.415.20.3351.5
2006NE133.87.049.513.10.2402.5
2007NE123.04.132.410.80.5351.8
2008NE141.63.314.99.50.1290.9
2009NE161.82.625.313.90.3361.3
2010CLE164.36.447.711.20.2442.5
2011CLE132.85.431.511.10.2341.6
2012CLE163.15.131.310.20.2271.7
2013NO151.32.015.111.90.1320.9
2014NO161.31.98.56.80.1150.6
2015NO164.66.851.611.10.4462.6
2017BAL163.84.932.68.60.3331.9
2018NO162.22.925.011.40.1321.3
2019NE101.72.417.310.20.0260.9

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
205
PPR
1,409.8
HALF
1,136.3
STD
862.8
PPG
6.9

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2004NE13.62.61.63.6
2005NE1595.180.666.16.3
2006NE13129.3104.880.39.9
2007NE12112.094.076.09.3
2008NE1452.941.930.93.8
2009NE1699.484.970.46.2
2010CLE16162.2128.294.210.1
2011CLE1390.071.553.06.9
2012CLE16117.192.668.17.3
2013NO1553.644.134.63.6
2014NO1645.635.625.62.9
2015NO16190.5153.5116.511.9
2017BAL16137.2106.776.28.6
2018NO1687.069.552.05.4
2019NE1034.325.817.33.4

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
45 yearsDec 18, 1980
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2004
Birthplace
Rock Hill, SC
Draft
2004Rd 1, Pk 32
College
Georgia

Latest performance

Ben Watson

Jan 04 · vs TEN · L 20-13

REC
3
TGTS
4
YDS
38
AVG
12.7
TD
0
LNG
21

2004 NFL combine

TE, 6'3", 258 lb · Georgia

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.50s96th
Vertical jump35.5"73rd
Broad jump10' 3"86th
Bench press (225 lb)34 reps99th
3-cone drill7.38s19th
20-yard shuttle4.11s95th

Percentile: the share of TEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2004 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sat, Jan 04vsTENL 20-133380
Sun, Dec 29vsMIAL 27-24140
Sat, Dec 21vsBUFW 24-173150
Sun, Dec 15atCINW 34-13000
Sun, Dec 08vsKCL 23-16170
Sun, Dec 01atHOUL 28-221230

What were Ben Watson's career stats?

Ben Watson played 15 seasons for the Patriots, the Browns, the Saints and the Ravens. He had 547 receptions for 6,058 yards and 44 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 2015: 74 receptions, 825 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 7 postseasons, 2004 to 2019

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 178th in receiving yards (6,058)
  • 136th in receptions (547)

Among the 3,727 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Ben Watson

Playoff games

Ben Watson played 14 games across 7 NFL postseasons — 7 won, 7 lost.

Ben Watson's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2019TENL 20-130380
2018PHIW 20-140120
2018LARL 26-23 OT000
2013PHIW 26-240270
2013SEAL 23-15000
2009BALL 33-14030
2007JAXW 31-200122
2007LACW 21-12080
2007NYGL 17-14000
2006NYJW 37-160240
2006LACW 24-21090
2006INDL 38-340480
2005JAXW 28-30911
2005DENL 27-13000

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.