Christian Watson signs four-year rookie deal
by Jordan Epp | Packers Correspondent | Wed, Jul 20th 5:38pm EDT
The Green Bay Packers have signed rookie WR Christian Watson to a four-year contract, according to ESPN's Field Yates. (Field Yates on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact:
Watson is entering a WR core in flux after the Packers moved WR Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders and lost WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the Kansas City Chiefs. With an absurd 224 targets to redistribute in Green Bay, someone is bound to emerge as a winner. However, QB Aaron Rodgers hasn't been known as a guy to throw to rookies so far in his career. The aforementioned Adams and Valdes-Scantling have tied for the most passes caught by a rookie from Rodgers at just 38 each. However, somebody has to catch those missing targets, and Watson might just become a beneficiary based on need. Watson is currently being drafted on average as the WR55 in PPR formats, according to FantasyPros, just eight spots behind teammate WR Allen Lazard who has been with the Packers for four seasons and has never caught more than 40 passes.
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