Duece Watts

Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Richton, Miss.
High School:
Petal HS
Prev School:
Jones College

2021: Appeared in all 12 games… Caught a pair of passes for 30 yards versus Morgan State (Sept. 11)… Hauled in two passes for 51 yards at Ole Miss (Sept. 25)… Posted five catches for 45 yards and a touchdown versus UAB (Sept. 25)… Tallied four catches for a season-high of 79 yards versus ECU (Oct. 2)… Caught three passes for 48 yards and a touchdown at SMU (Oct. 21)… Closed out the regular season with two catches for 43 yards and a touchdown at Memphis (Nov. 27).

2020: Made an immediate impact, as he started all 12 games…Led the team in receptions, receiving yards (512), yards per catch average (16.5) and finished second in touchdowns (six)…Caught a pair of passes for 38 yards at Southern Miss (Sept. 26)…Hauled in two passes for 50 yards at Houston (Oct. 8)…Posted three catches for 56 yards against No. 17-ranked SMU (Oct. 16)…Caught his first career touchdown at Tulane and tallied three catches for 48 yards against UCF (Oct. 24)…Had a breakout game against Temple (Oct. 31), as he finished with two receptions, five receptions for a season-high 114 yards…Following his performance against Temple, he was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll…Hauled in five receptions for 57 yards and two touchdowns at ECU (Nov. 7)…Posted a season-best six receptions at home against No. 25-ranked Army (Nov. 14)…Closed out the regular season on a high note, as he caught four passes for 46 yards (Nov. 28).

Prior to Tulane: Led Jones County Junior College with 24 receptions for 416 yards in 2019… Logged a season-high four catches, 107 yards and one touchdown at Northwest Mississippi in the MACJC Playoffs… Named Second-Team All-MACJC in 2019… Played with current Tulane linebacker Nick Anderson at Jones County JC in the 2018 season and current Tulane running back Stephon Huderson at Petal High School in 2016.

Personal: Major is health & wellness.

DUECE'S NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
To embrace the culture of New Orleans

What drew you to New Orleans?
The food and the culture

Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
Bourbon Street

What was your first impression of New Orleans?
The food and music are amazing