Bison of the Day

Jordan Watson

Position: WR
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Class: Junior
Hometown: Pensacola, Fla.
Previous School: Tate HS

Career
Career Games/Starts: 21/11 ... Bison debut: vs. Southwest Baptist (8/30/07) ... at Missouri Southern (8/30/08) ... 83 receptions, 1,222 yards, 11 TD.

Has earned two letters as a wide receiver ... ranks sixth at Harding in receptions per game (3.95), tied for eighth in TD receptions (11) and 12th in receiving yards (1,222).

Redshirted in 2006.

2008
Started all 11 games as a wide receiver ... 51 receptions, 808 yards and five TD.
Ranked fourth on the team in receptions (51) and second in receiving yards (808) and receiving TD (5) ... his 808 receiving yards ranked sixth in an HU single season.

Had two 100-yard receiving games and had two TD in both games ... had nine receptions for 161 yards and 2 TD vs. Delta State (9/20) and six receptions for 122 yards and 2 TD at Henderson State (11/1).

Ranked sixth in the GSC and 50th in the NCAA Division II with 73.5 receiving yards per game.


2007
Played in all 10 games as a wide receiver ... 32 receptions, 414 yards, 6 TD.

Had at least one reception in every game and three or more receptions in eight games ... made a season-high six receptions vs. Southwest Baptist (8/30).

Had more than 50 receiving yards in a game three times ... had a season-high 94 receiving yards on three receptions, including a 66-yard catch, the longest by a Bison in 2007, vs. West Georgia (10/4).

His six receiving touchdowns set a new Harding freshman record and tied for eighth in an HU single season ... had two touchdown catches vs. Southwest Baptist in his Bison debut.

Previous School
Started two seasons as a wide receiver for coach Charlie Armstrong at Tate High School in Pensacola, Fla.


Personal
Born: July 5, 1988 in Pensacola, Fla. … Major: Health/Kinesiology/Coaching … Parents: Scott and Kay Watson … has one brother (Jarred).

Career Highs
Receptions - 9 vs. Delta State (9/20/08)
Receiving Yards - 161 vs. Delta State (9/20/08)
Receiving TD - 2 (three times), last at Henderson State (11/1/08)