Career
He was drafted ninth overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2010 Canadian Football League Draft and played for five seasons with the club until his trade to the Roughriders. He played college football for the Concordia Stingers. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Watson joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after being drafted by them in the 2nd round of the 2010 Canadian Football League Draft.
In his rookie season in the league he played in 15 games, totaling 277 yards on 17 receptions.
He caught his first touchdown pass in the final game of that season. Watson showed great improvement in his sophomore season racking up 793 yards on 69 catches, which is, to date, the best season of his career.
Over the next three seasons Watson missed significant playing time due to injuries, playing in only 30 of a possible 54 games. During those 30 games he averaged only 38.2 yards per game on 3.1 receptions per game.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On January 29, 2015, Watson and a 3rd round selection in the 2015 Canadian Football League Draft were traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for Canadian receiver Kris Bastien, a 2nd round pick in the 2015 Canadian Football League Draft and the rights to a player on Winnipeg"s negotiation list.
Edmonton Eskimos
One day before the 2015 Canadian Football League Draft the Riders traded Watson to the Edmonton Eskimos. In return the Riders received national long-snapper Jorgen Hus and a second-round selection in the 2016 Canadian Football League draft. Following the season Watson was resigned by the Eskimos throughout the 2017 Canadian Football League season.
