Running back, Washington State (from Wisconsin), 2018–23
Nakia Watson
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Austin, TX
Nakia Watson played running back at Wisconsin (2018–20) and Washington State (2021–23).
Career highs
166rushing yards, career highat Stanford, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arizona State, 20228catches, career highvs. Oregon, 202288receiving yards, career highvs. Arizona, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 74 | 331 | 4.5 | 2 | 27 |
| 2020 | Wisconsin | 53 | 191 | 3.6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2021 | Washington State | 36 | 114 | 3.2 | 0 | 40 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 145 | 768 | 5.3 | 9 | 65 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 89 | 321 | 3.6 | 4 | 17 |
| Career | 397 | 1,725 | 4.3 | 18 | 65 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 30 | 296 | 9.9 | 4 | 35 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 24 | 230 | 9.6 | 3 | 37 |
| Career | 57 | 529 | 9.3 | 7 | 37 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 25 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Wisconsin | 25 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Washington State | 25 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Washington State | 25 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Washington State | 25 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 217 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 77 | -0.08 | 4th (n=287) | 0.13 | -5.9 | 10% | 0.06 |
| 2020 | Wisconsin | 56 | 0.07 | – | – | 4.2 | 15% | 0.07 |
| 2021 | Washington State | 36 | -0.15 | – | – | -5.3 | 8% | 0.07 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 170 | 0.33 | 90th (n=470) | 0.14 | 55.4 | 24% | 0.16 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 113 | 0.18 | 56th (n=450) | 0.17 | 20.6 | 13% | 0.12 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Washington State 12 games, 321 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 50–24 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 31–22 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 64–21 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 38–35 | 8 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 17–25 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 6–44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 88 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 24–38 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 27–38 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 39–42 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 56–14 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 21–24 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
2022 Washington State 11 games, 768 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 24–17 | 18 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 17–14 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 38–7 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 41–44 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 68 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 28–9 | 14 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 14–30 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 52–14 | 16 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 28–18 | 20 | 116 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 31–20 | 15 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 33–51 | 15 | 73 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 1 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | L 6–29 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
2021 Washington State 7 games, 114 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 44–24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | L 14–45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | L 13–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 19–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 34–21 | 5 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 44–18 | 5 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 21–24 | 17 | 62 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 Wisconsin 5 games, 191 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 45–7 | 19 | 62 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 49–11 | 12 | 65 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 7–17 | 7 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 6–14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 12 | at | L 7–28 | 13 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – |
2019 Wisconsin 11 games, 331 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | W 49–0 | 14 | 80 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 61–0 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 35–14 | 13 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 24–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 48–0 | 12 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 38–0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 23–24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 24–22 | 6 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 37–21 | 8 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 45–24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 38–17 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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