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Ben Watson at a glance
Position: Tight end
Height: 6-3; Weight: 253
School: University of Georgia; Major: Finance
Born: Dec. 17, 1980, Rock Hill, S.C.
Personal: Volunteer for the Habitat for Humanity, Mentoring
for Athens/Clarke County Leisure Services, Reading Programs at local elementary
schools, Fellowship of Christian Athletes spokesperson, Boys and Girls Club
of Athens (Ga.), Americas Second Harvest Food Bank and volunteer Salvation Army
Toys-for-Tots programs....
Resides: Rock Hill, S.C.
College: Regarded as one of the premier tight ends in the
country after a stellar junior campaign, Watson was hampered most of his final
season with a nagging ankle injury... Fine athlete with tremendous quickness,
boasting the fastest 40-yard dash (4.44) of any tight end in college football...
Began his career at Duke University, catching eight passes for 93 yards (11.6
avg.) and a touchdown in 1999... Sat out the 2000 season under NCAA transfer
rules... In 37 games (26 starts) for Georgia, he made 65 catches for 852 yards
(13.6 avg.) and six 6 touchdowns... For his collegiate career, he totaled 945
yards and seven 7 scores on 73 receptions (12.9 avg.).
College statistics
YEAR G GS NO YDS AVG TD LONG GM/AVG.
1999 11 0 8 93 11.6 1 28 8.45
2000 Redshirt because of transfer from Duke to Georgia
2001 11 3 11 187 17.0 1 49 17.0
2002 14 13 31 341 11.0 3 40 24.4
2003 12 11 23 424 14.1 2 39 35.3
KEY: G -- games played; GS -- games started; NO -- number of receptions; YARDS
-- total yards; AVG -- average yards per catch; -- TD -- touchdowns; LONG --
longest reception; -- GM/AVG -- average yards gained per game
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