Josh Watts

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
High School:
Guilford Young
Prev School:
Deakin University

AT COLORADO: 2020 (Jr.)—Played in all six games including the Alamo Bowl and took all 27 punts on the season … He was also the back-up holder and was utilized as the holder in three games, backing up Matt Lynch … His 27 punts covered 1,104 yards for an average of 40.89 with a long of 53 … Nine of his punts were inside the 20, three were 50-yards or longer and seven were fair caught … His net average was 36.3 … Including the Alamo Bowl, his punting average was 41.3, which ranked third in the Pac-12 and 61st nationally … He was named the Special Teams Player of the Game against San Diego State, when four of his eight punts were pinned inside the 20 with no touchbacks and averaged 38.4 yards per punt and only two were returned.

PREVIOUS—A three-star prospect by ESPN and PrepStar … PrepStar placed him on its All-Region team … ESPN ranked him as the No. 30 kicker and No. 2 prospect out of Australia in the class … 247Sports ranked him as the No. 3 punter in the class and No. 1 player from Australia … The 247 Composite listed him as the No. 6 punter in the class and the top player out of Australia … He played Australian rules football in the Australian Football League for the Brisbane Lions from 2014-16 … He was the No. 65 overall pick in the 2014 AFL National Draft and Brisbane’s first selection in the draft … He represented Tasmania U18 in the Australian National Championships and was a member of the Allies Team that took the AFL AIS Academy Team as the prelude to the 2014 AFL Grand Final … He was praised for his progression through the 2015 season having adapted to the rigors of an AFL environment … He was described as “a rangy key position player who has spent time at both ends of the ground, he has good endurance and reads the flight of the ball. He cuts down angles well, loves to jump at the ball and can run off his opponent and do some damage going the other way.” … He joined ProKick Australia Academy, a kicking camp to identify talent with the potential to transition to American football … He graduated from Guilford Young College in Hobart, Tasmania, the equivalent to a high school in the United States … He then enrolled in Deakin University in the fall of 2017, which started his eligibility clock.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Economics at Colorado.

PERSONAL—He was born March 6, 1996 in Hobart, Tasmania … His parents are Tania and Michael Watts … He has two siblings … He is interested in going into finance and infrastructure business after his playing days are over … He enjoys baking in his free time … His hobbies include watching sports, photography, yoga, and Pilates … His brother, Jack, was on an episode of ABC’s The Neighbors.