Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry on Christian Watson

PodcastThe Best Pick in Every Round + Week 1 Waivers with Scott BarrettSeptember 8, 2026

From the episode

Christian Watson is not an X anymore. He's going to play the Z. I think he's going to have an absolutely alpha wide receiver one year and he's not being drafted like it.

Mentioned at 33:48 – 35:19

STACKED’s take

Positive signalRole

Watson is a breakout candidate moving to the Z role with high-end WR1 upside.

Christian Watson is a high-upside target who is moving from the X to the Z receiver position, allowing him to run more intermediate routes. In 19 career games with at least a 20% target share, he averages 16 fantasy points per game. He finished as a top-12 wide receiver over the final seven games of last season.