Trey
Watts 5'9.5” 195
RB,
Tulsa
Rankings:
NFLDraftScout:
45th-ranked running back, #651 player overall, 7th
round-free agent grade.
Nawrocki:
53rd
and last RB ranked. Grade: 4.50, solid free agent capable of being
invited to an NFL training camp.
Scouts
Inc: 50th-ranked RB. Grade: 30, borderline draft prospect.
DraftCountdown.com:
42nd-ranked RB, late round-free agent grade.
Biography/Honors:
2013:
First-team
all-Conference USA at RB. Led conference in rushing. Led conference
in all-purpose yards and was in the top ten in the nation. Played in,
and I assume started, all 12 games. 268 rushes for 1,329 yards (5.0
ypc) and 11 TDs. 46 receptions for 395 yards (8.6 ypc) and a TD. Led
team in rushing and receiving. Finished season with 5 straight
100-yard rushing games for a total of 8. Averaged 20.7 yards on 9
kickoff returns and 6.7 yards on 22 punt returns (long of 77).
2012:
Second team all-Conference USA as a kick returner, honorable mention
as a RB. Played in 13 games, starting 6. 186 rushes for 1,108 yards
(6.0 ypc) and 3 TDs. 34 receptions for 343 yards (10.1 ypc). Averaged
27.9 yards on 21 kick returns with a TD and 7.0 yards on 22 punt
returns with a TD. MVP of conference championship game and Liberty
Bowl win over Iowa State.
2011:
Honorable mention all-Conference USA. Played in all 13 games,
starting 12. 157 rushes for 881 yards (5.6 ypc) and 3 TDs. 31
receptions for 242 yards (7.8 ypc) and 3 TDs. Averaged 24.1 yards on
20 kick returns with a TD.
2010:
Played
in 11 games, starting 4. 62 rushes for 197 yards (3.2 ypc) and a TD.
20 receptions for 172 yards (8.6 ypc) and 2 TDs.
2009:
Redshirted.
Off-field:
Academics:
Majored in organizational studies.
Family:
Father J.C. played quarterback at Oklahoma from 1979-1981 and played
in the CFL for six seasons.
Twitter
handle: @trey_the_truth
Injuries:
2013:
Played
through ankle injury without missing action.
2012:
Missed one game due to unspecified injury.
2010:
Missed
two games due to
ankle
injury (probable but unconfirmed).
Pro
Day Stats: (not
invited to NFL Combine)
4.78
40 (4.60)
26.5”
vertical jump (RBs at the Combine averaged 34.5”. Watts' jump was
2” worse than the worst jump)
9'2”
broad jump (9'11”)
6.94
3-cone drill (7.08)
4.37
20-yard shuttle (4.28)
8
bench press (19 was average at the Combine. Watts would have tied
De'Anthony Thomas for last. Players who can't outbench Rams owner
Stan Kroenke should probably consider skipping this drill)
Scouting
report:
Positives:
Versatile
runner and receiver with great feet and quickness. Quick to the hole
with excellent vision. Has high football IQ, allows his blocks to
develop and follows his blockers well. Elusive runner who can put
together multiple moves. Effective receiver with good hands, catches
well outside of his frame. Good burst and all-around quickness. Plays
bigger than his size. Smart, hard worker, an underrated runner with a
complete game.
Negatives:
Lacks
size and speed and his pro day numbers were pretty woeful. Doesn't
run with authority. Doesn't break many tackles or gain much yardage
after contact.
Compares
to: Stepfan
Taylor.
Fun
Facts: Potential
character red flag: Trey's Tulsa football bio lists his favorite NFL
team as the Cowboys. His favorite food is pizza, his favorite TV show
The
Wire and
his favorite pro athlete Kevin Durant.
RamView:
Have
the Rams gotten serious about finding a kickoff returner? Watts is at
least the third rookie they've picked up this year with bonafide
ability there. Oddly, though, considering they're a running team, the
Rams don't tend to keep a lot of RBs around. Watts is really
athletically inferior to Benny Cunningham and probably needs Benny to
catch a bad case of fumblitis in camp while also either beating out
some much quicker people as a kick returner or outplaying Chase
Reynolds on coverage units. There's a path to the roster for him, but
it's not an especially easy one to follow.
Chance
of making team: 15%
Sources: NFL Draft 2014 Preview
(Nolan Nawrocki), Draftcountdown.com, DraftInsider.net, Wikipedia,
University of Tulsa athletics, ESPN.com, NFLDraftScout.com,
CollegeInjuryReport.com, Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal-Gazette
Photo: Tulsa World
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