Jesse Watson
Purdue Boilermakers
75
Solid

Jesse Watson

Purdue BoilermakersRebuilding
WR-SLOffenseSolid
3rd String

Is Jesse Watson starting?

Jesse Watson is listed 3rd string at WR-SL for Purdue Boilermakers.

Redshirt sophomore · #10 · 5'9", 175 lbs

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Depth at WR-SL · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 1391Xavier TownsendStarter
  2. 21985Asaad Waseem
  3. 31075Jesse WatsonYou
  4. 43363Quinn Rosenkranz

Purdue Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the Big Ten

Jeremiah SmithOhio State · WR-XTanook HinesUSC · WR-XNick MarshIndiana · WR-X

Up next for Purdue

Purdue plays Maryland at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of East St. Louis, ranked #1,252 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 8 catches, 80 yards, 2 TD. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,252 Natl2-Yr Total9 rec · 96 yds · 2 TDTeam Share3%
St. Louis, MO
Jersey
#10
Class
RS SO
Height
5'9"
Weight
175 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20258802
20241160

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8597
National Rank
#1252
High School
East St. Louis
Hometown
East St. Louis, IL

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated offense; 52th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 75.

Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 52% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26LNDYDS 8
REC
2
YDS
8
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final L 49-10

Sep 4WINSTYDS 57
REC
2
YDS
57
AVG
28.5
TD
0

Final W 44-19

Jesse Watson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

8 rec · 80 yds · 2 TD
Usage / Involvement11%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.