Christian Watson

The Green Bay Packers traded both of their second-round picks in a deal with Minnesota to zoom up to No. 34 overall.

“I was a late bloomer in high school,” Watson said at the Scouting Combine. “I didn’t really shoot up until my junior year. It’s a love and a passion,” he said at the Senior Bowl. “My entire family’s life revolves around football. I'm watching Christian thinking, 'This is a guy I can develop. So, I was a late bloomer. Watson uses his hands to get past and stack defensive backs downfield. He added that Watson took a “significant” jump at the Senior Bowl, the premier annual all-star game, to answer level-of-competition questions. Stats: Playing for the run-first Bison, Watson caught 43 passes for 801 yards (18.6 average) and seven touchdowns as a senior. The Packers traded both of their second-round picks, No. 53 and No. 59 overall, to the rival Minnesota Vikings to get their man. He returned two kickoffs for touchdowns as a junior and was a second-team All-American as a senior. At 6-foot-4 and with 4.36 speed in the 40, Watson has traits that defenses must be aware of on every snap. Deeper Stats: According to PFF, he had five drops (10.4 percent), averaged 8.0 YAC and had eight receptions on passes thrown 20-plus yards downfield. He dominated the FCS ranks with a barrage of big plays against overmatched foes.

North Dakota State WR Christian Watson goes to the Green Bay Packers with the No 34 pick in the 2022 draft.

6’5” receivers don’t grow on trees and there’s certainly potential for Watson to blossom into a deep, 50/50 ball threat down the road. It’ll be tempting for savvy managers in dynasty leagues to scoop him up and stash him if they see the vision for how his career will pan out over the next two or three years. He earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors, catching 43 passes for 800 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.

The Green Bay Packers have drafted their first offensive player of the 2022 NFL Draft, selecting North Dakota State wide receiver Christian Watson as the ...

Green Bay acquired the 34th overall pick from the Vikings in exchange for the No. 53 and No. 59 picks. LAS VEGAS, Nev. (WMTV) - The Green Bay Packers have drafted their first offensive player of the 2022 NFL Draft, selecting North Dakota State wide receiver Christian Watson as the 34th overall pick. The former Bison wide receiver will stay in the green and gold.

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After trading up to the second round to No. 34, the Packers drafted North Dakota State's Christian Watson. Green Bay sent both of its second-round picks (No. 53 ...

He was responsible for a 20-plus yard gain 57 times in 180 total touches (rushes, receptions, returns) over his four-year career, or one of every three times he had the ball. A multiple-time FCS national champion, Watson was named second-team FCS All-America by the Associated Press at receiver in 2021, following first-team honors as a kick returner in 2020, when he brought back two kickoffs for TDs. The 6-foot-4, 208-pound receiver wowed scouts at the NFL Scouting Combine when he registered a 4.36 time in the 40-yard dash with a 38½-inch vertical.

The new-look Vikings have zero qualms about making trades within the division. A night after sending the No. 12 selection to the Lions, who took receiver ...

With the 34th pick, the Packers took North Dakota State receiver Christian Watson. A night after sending the No. 12 selection to the Lions, who took receiver Jameson Williams, the Vikings slid out of the No. 34 spot in a trade with the hated (by the Vikings) Green Bay Packers. The Vikings got in return a pair of second-round picks, the 53rd and 59th overall selections.