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Jesse Watson vs ranked teams

Purdue · AP Top 25 · 2024-2026 · regular season and postseason

Jesse Watson has averaged 12.3 receiving yards in 4 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 22.7 in 6 games against everyone else (2024-2026, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
12.3
receiving yards per game · 4 games
Vs everyone else
22.7
receiving yards per game · 6 games
Difference
−10.4
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

Jesse Watson per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesRecRec ydsRec TDDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 2541.512.30.50−10.4
Everyone else61.322.70.00
2026AP Top 2512.08.00.00−32.5
Everyone else21.540.50.00
2025AP Top 2531.313.70.67+0.7
Everyone else31.313.00.00
2024AP Top 250–––
Everyone else11.016.00.00

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2026 Week 4vs No. 3 Notre Dame2 catches, 8 rec yds, 0 TD
  2. 2025 Week 14vs No. 2 Indiana1 catches, 6 rec yds, 0 TD
  3. 2025 Week 11vs No. 1 Ohio State1 catches, 7 rec yds, 1 TD
  4. 2025 Week 4at No. 24 Notre Dame2 catches, 28 rec yds, 1 TD

What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.