BEN WATSONWatson, Benjamin SethHeight: 6-3 Weight: 253 Born: December 18, 1980 Norfolk, VA High School: Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Duke | Lettered |
| 2000 | Georgia | Ineligible |
| 2001 | Georgia | Lettered |
| 2002 | Georgia | Lettered |
| 2003 | Georgia | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (32nd overall) 2004 New England Patriots |
| Relatives: Brother of Asa Watson |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 New England Patriots (NFL) | 84 | TE | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL) | 84 | TE | 15 | 9 |
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL) | 84 | TE | 13 | 13 |
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL) | 84 | TE | 12 | 8 |
| 2008 New England Patriots (NFL) | 84 | TE | 14 | 9 |
| 2009 New England Patriots (NFL) | 84 | TE | 16 | 7 |
| 2010 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 13 | 11 |
| 2012 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 14 |
| 2013 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 82 | TE | 15 | 7 |
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 8 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 Baltimore Ravens (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 12 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 4 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL) | 84 | TE | 10 | 8 |
| 15 Years (NFL) | 205 | 143 |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 914 | 853 | 82.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 13.1 |
| 2013 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 572 | 494 | 43.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 17.2 |
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 647 | 571 | 50.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 76 | 17.2 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1062 | 984 | 84.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 16.7 |
| 2017 Baltimore Ravens (NFL) | 700 | 699 | 64.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 522 | 506 | 48.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 3.7 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL) | 467 | 467 | 40.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 4884 | 4574 | 0 | 310 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | |||
| 2008 New England Patriots (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2009 New England Patriots (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | |||
| 2010 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||
| 2011 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2012 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||
| 2013 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2017 Baltimore Ravens (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 264 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 New England Patriots (NFL) | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL) | 54 | 29 | 53.7 | 441 | 15.2 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL) | 91 | 49 | 53.8 | 643 | 13.1 | 40 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL) | 49 | 36 | 73.5 | 389 | 10.8 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 New England Patriots (NFL) | 47 | 22 | 46.8 | 209 | 9.5 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 New England Patriots (NFL) | 41 | 29 | 70.7 | 404 | 13.9 | 36 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 102 | 68 | 66.7 | 763 | 11.2 | 44 | 3 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 71 | 37 | 52.1 | 410 | 11.1 | 34t | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 81 | 49 | 60.5 | 501 | 10.2 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 226 | 11.9 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 136 | 6.8 | 15t | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 110 | 74 | 67.3 | 825 | 11.1 | 46 | 6 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 Baltimore Ravens (NFL) | 79 | 61 | 77.2 | 522 | 8.6 | 33t | 4 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 46 | 35 | 76.1 | 400 | 11.4 | 32 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL) | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 173 | 10.2 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 860 | 547 | 65.7 | 6058 | 11.1 | 46 | 44 | 321 | 82 | 4 | 9 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 New England Patriots (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Baltimore Ravens (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 New England Patriots (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 New England Patriots (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Baltimore Ravens (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 New England Patriots (NFL) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 New England Patriots (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 New England Patriots (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 New England Patriots (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 New England Patriots (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 46 | 5 | 41 | 341 | 163 | 0 | 18 |
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