We apparently got 2020 commitments yesterday from Natorian and Nataurean Watts who played as freshmen for Jones JC last year. Both played wide receiver with Nato catching 23 passes for 286 yards and 3 TDs, while Nata caught 16 passes for 293 yards and also scored 3 TDs. Neither had any offers out of high school at Petal, Mississippi but have both been offered by South Alabama and ULM after their freshman year at Jones. According to his twitter account, Nato, who is listed at 6’3” and 192# ran a 4.38 40 at a combine in April. Nata’s account is silent on the subject, while he is listed at 6’1” and 193#. Nonetheless, their prep stats according to MaxPreps are interesting.
Nato was primarily a wide receiver who played sparingly as a freshmen in high school but caught 31, 35, and 51 passes in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons respectively for (again respectively) 747, 607, ad 980 yards and 10, 8, and 10 TDs—pretty respectable numbers. He also played defensive back in his sophomore and junior season making a total of 72 tackles with 1 interception. If his speed and size is correct, he looks like the kind of player Coach Fritz wants at wideout.
Nata was primarily a running back in high school rushing for 1121 yards on 160 carries and 10 TDs as a FRESHMAN. He then carried 89 times for 625 yards and 6 TDs as a sophomore, before moving to wide receiver as a junior, where he caught 59 passes for 660 yards while rushing only 14 times for 138 yards. He then returned to running back as a senior rushing 208 times for 1328 yards and 20 TDs while also catching 47 passes for 762 yards and 6 more TDs.
It would not surprise me to see Nato continue at wide receiver and Nata move to running back for Tulane. It will be interesting to hear what the staff's plans are for the two of them.
Roll Wave!!!
Nato was primarily a wide receiver who played sparingly as a freshmen in high school but caught 31, 35, and 51 passes in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons respectively for (again respectively) 747, 607, ad 980 yards and 10, 8, and 10 TDs—pretty respectable numbers. He also played defensive back in his sophomore and junior season making a total of 72 tackles with 1 interception. If his speed and size is correct, he looks like the kind of player Coach Fritz wants at wideout.
Nata was primarily a running back in high school rushing for 1121 yards on 160 carries and 10 TDs as a FRESHMAN. He then carried 89 times for 625 yards and 6 TDs as a sophomore, before moving to wide receiver as a junior, where he caught 59 passes for 660 yards while rushing only 14 times for 138 yards. He then returned to running back as a senior rushing 208 times for 1328 yards and 20 TDs while also catching 47 passes for 762 yards and 6 more TDs.
It would not surprise me to see Nato continue at wide receiver and Nata move to running back for Tulane. It will be interesting to hear what the staff's plans are for the two of them.
Roll Wave!!!
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