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Position: | Running back | ||
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Date of birth: | February 13, 1991 | ||
Place of birth: | Norman, Oklahoma | ||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
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High school: | Oakton High School | ||
College: | University of Tulsa | ||
Undrafted: | 2014 | ||
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Julius Caesar "Trey" Watts III (born February 13, 1991) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Tulsa.
Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Oakton High School. Started at running back and played cornerback. Had career statistics of 198 carries for 1,160 yards and 21 touchdowns and also had 48 receptions for 900 yards and 11 TDs. Watts helped lead his team to a 13-1 record and Division 6 state semifinal appearance his senior season and was named to the Virginia High School Coaches Association and Associated Press all-state second team as a running back and kick returner his senior season as well as being named to the Washington Post all-Met honorable mention and first-team all-league squad as a senior. Earned first-team all-district and all-region honors as a running back and kick returner and rushed for 654 yards and 14 TDs as a senior, while catching 39 passes for 732 yards and 10 touchdowns. Totaled 506 yards and seven TDs on the ground as a junior, while catching nine passes for 168 yards and one touchdown.
Coming out of high school, Watts primary selling point was that his father, J.C. Watts, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, was previously a starting quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners. He received no Football Bowl Subdivision scholarship offers, but thanks to a connection from his father, then Tulsa running backs coach (now head coach) Bill Blankenship convinced Watts to walk-on at Tulsa.
After redshirting his true freshman season and playing sparingly his redshirt freshman season, Watts came out of spring practice poised to make a contribution to the team. He led the team in all-purpose yards finishing with 1,629 (combined rushing, receiving, and return).