Watson finished as the WR5 for Week 9 so far, catching 7 of 8 targets for 171 yards and a TD against the Patriots. He averaged 24.4 yards per catch, with a long of 43. Watson led all Packers WRs with 51 snaps but ran only 28 routes. That works out to 6.1 yards per route run.
2026 Fantasy Football Impact
Watson now has back-to-back 100-yard games after catching 8 of 10 targets for 113 yards in Week 8. He entered the week as the WR6 in PPR points per game and was beating his expected fantasy points by 4.0 per game, one of the biggest gaps at the position. His 8.3 targets per game (WR14) are a step behind Golden’s, but Watson has been the more efficient of the two.
The matchups get tougher. Minnesota allows the 29th-most fantasy points to WRs (25.9 per game) and leads the league in pass defense DVOA (-25.8%). After the Week 11 bye, the Packers travel to face the Rams. They allow the 26th-most points to WRs (27.6) and rank 8th in Pass Defense Power, with PFF’s second-best coverage grade (82.4). Watson remains a high-end WR2, though his big-play reliance brings some week-to-week risk in those spots.
