Is Christian Watson playing this week?
No injury designationChristian Watson has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:37 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. Scored 19.1 points last game against a typical 9.6 (trending up).
Why we say start
- Projected 12.6 points, #9 among WRs this week, inside the top 24 we recommend starting.
- Scored 19.1 points last game against a typical 9.6 (trending up).
- Averaging 9.7 targets a game.
- Played 80% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 9.6 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~21 pts
- Vegas line
- GB favored by 3
- Game total
- 38.5
- TB vs WRs
- 3% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 80%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
27
Height
6'4"
Weight
215 lb
College
North Dakota State
Experience
4 seasons
Draft
2022 · Pick #34 (GB)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 42.7?
Watson's grade sits a bit below average because nothing separated him from the typical WR in either direction. His per-target numbers all landed near the middle, and the sample is small at 29 targets over 3 games. His game grades swung from 81.5 in week 1 to 24.4 in week 2.
Lifting the grade
- Week 1 vs MIN: an 81-yard touchdown from Love on 2nd and 10 was worth +7.0 expected points.
- Week 3 vs ATL: a 34-yard catch on 3rd and 10 in the fourth quarter added +3.4 expected points.
Holding it back
- Week 1 vs MIN: a short middle pass intended for Watson was intercepted by Pierre, costing 6.6 expected points.
- Week 3 vs ATL: an incomplete pass on 4th and 1 in the third quarter cost 3.7 expected points.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.176
Success rate
48%
WPA (sum)
-0.15
Opponent adj.
0.042
Plays graded
29
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.5 | 9.0 | +8.2 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| 3 | 3.0 | 6.4 | +1.7 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.