Jesse Watson

WR · #10 · Purdue · SO · 5'9" · 175 · St. Louis, MO

WR-SL depth chart, 3rd

65 2026 receiving yards
4 of 5 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
1 Explosive plays
19 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Purdue604-5 65 16.3 0
2025 Purdue1208-28 80 10.0 2
2024 Purdue101-2 16 16.0 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 10.8 26
Yards per catch 16.3 80
Catch rate 80.0% 87
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Jesse

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Ryan Browne QB · 1,822 pass yds · 7g
RB Fame Ijeboi RB · 568 rush yds · 7g
WR-X De'Nylon Morrissette WR · 125 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Chauncey Magwood WR · 221 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Asaad Waseem WR · 588 rec yds · 7g
TE George Burhenn TE · 131 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Purdue 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.1% 24
Red zone TD rate 64.9% 21
Line yards per carry 2.0 16
Sack rate allowed 6.5% 43

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Indiana State Sycamores2 2 57 0 0
W4 ND3 2 8 0 1

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#1220 Caleb Groce WR · Pell City
#1220 Shae Terry CB · Riverdale Baptist
#1252 Jesse Watson WR · East St. Louis PUR
#1263 Web Davidson OT · Tattnall Square Academy VT
#1263 Dedaunte Scott CB · Kennedale TLSA
WRs in the class
#155 Ta'Erik Tate Gilmer
#155 Caleb Groce Pell City
#157 Jesse Watson East St. Louis PUR
#160 Cameron Bates Mansfield Timberview BSU
#161 Brandon Phelps American Leadership Academy Gilbert North ARIZ
2026 · 26th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 59th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.