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2021 Football Roster

26 Jaden Watson

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Austin, Texas
  • Prev School Bastrop HS
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

At Midwestern State

Senior (2021)

competed in eight games as a reserve running back and on special teams... ran for 30 yards on eight carries... accounted for 30 yards on seven carries in a season opening 48-27 win at Quincy (9/4)... made one tackle on special teams against Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/9)...

Junior (2020)1

competed in one game during the abbreviated spring campaign... split time between wide receiver and running back... rushed for 19 yards on four carries with a long run of 13 yards at UT Permian Basin (3/27)... had one reception for 9 yards in a 28-14 scrimmage win over Southeastern Oklahoma State (2/27)...

Redshirt Sophomore (2019)

played in nine games as a reserve wide receiver... made two catches for 20 yards... accounted for four tackles on special teams... recorded a 12-yard reception in a 14-8 win over UT Permian Basin (9/21)... hauled in an 8-yard catch at Angelo State (9/28)...made two tackles on special teams in a season opening 33-7 win at FCS Northwestern State (9/7)...

Sophomore (2018)

served redshirt season... caught one pass for 30 yards to help Maroon to a 21-14 win in the Maroon & Gold Spring Game...

Freshman (2017)

played in each of MSU's 11 games as a reserve wide receiver and on special teams... returned two kicks for 31 yards for an average of 15.5 yards... both kick returns came in the second round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs at Minnesota State (11/25)... recorded one tackle on special teams against Texas A&M-Kingsville (9/16)... caught two passes for 21 yards in the 2018 Maroon & Gold Spring Game...

At Bastrop High School

a two-year starter for coach Todd Patmon at Bastrop (Texas) High school... finished senior campaign of 2016 with 26 receptions for 551 yards (21.2 yards per catch) with five touchdowns to earn second-team All-District 19-5A honors... boasted prep-long 70-yard touchdown reception in 2016... made 19 catches for 210  yards and a touchdown to gain All-District 26-5A honorable mention as a junior in 2015... helped Bears to an appearance in the Texas UIL Class 5A-II playoffs with a 7-4 record and bi-district showing in 2015...

Personal

son of Joseph Watson...

1 The 2020 football season was delayed to the spring of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2017Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 177 lbs
    88
  • 2018Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 180 lbs
  • 88

    2019Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 180 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2020Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 185 lbs
    88
  • 26

    2021Senior

    Running Back
    5'10" 190 lbs
    26