Fantasy football: Where to draft Green Bay Packers WR Christian Watson

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Green Bay Packers WR Christian Watson had an impressive finish to the 2023 season, grabbing 5 touchdowns in 9 games and quickly forming a connection with QB Jordan Love. Selected in the 2nd round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Watson has a promising future. Below, we look at Christian Watson’s 2024 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.

Entering 2024, he is expected to take another big step in his development and ideally will be a top threat for the Packers’ offense, making his fantasy value intriguing.

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Christian Watson’s ADP: 85.10

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

Watson has an ADP of 85.10 in redraft leagues, which puts him in the range of the 9th to 11th round, depending on the size of the league. His ADP is lower than his teammate Jayden Reed‘s (82.65), though.

Among wide receivers, Watson’s ADP puts him 40th at the position, behind the likes of Diontae Johnson (Carolina Panthers, 84.32), Rome Odunze (Chicago Bears, 83.53), Reed, Xavier Worthy (Kansas City Chiefs, 76.83), and Calvin Ridley (Tennessee Titans, 75.82).

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Christian Watson’s 2023-24 stats

Games: 9

Receptions | targets: 28 | 53

Receiving yards: 422

Receiving touchdowns: 5

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Where should you draft Watson?

Watson’s fantasy value should get a boost this year after building off of the momentum created with Love at the end of last season.

Watson can go long for a deep route as well as work in the middle of the field for shorter routes. He will continue getting targets from Love while the offseason arrival of RB Josh Jacobs opens up the offense and creates more opportunities for others.

Draft Watson around the time after Reed, but don’t let him fall out of the 9th or 10th round in 10-team leagues. When healthy, he’s good for 60-70 catches and 700-plus yards. Watson has the potential to break out this season and provide much more value than what one would expect from a late-draft pickup.

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