Personal
- Parents are Nate and Shelo Watson
- Dad, Nathan, played basketball at the University of Idaho
- Served mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile
Before BYU
- A three-star prospect on 247sports with a composite score of 85
- Completed 189 of 298 passes for 2,581 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior at ALA
- Also ran for 356 yards and eight scores in 2023
- Helped the Patriots go 8-3 in their first year as a 6A team in Arizona
- First-Team All-Region Selection and First-Team All-Conference
- Totaled 3,791 passing yards and 725 rushing yards in high school with 56 total touchdowns
- Also spent time as a punter, with 31 boots for 971 yards at ALA
- Coached by BYU Heisman Trophy Winner Ty Detmer at American Leadership Academy, along with Max Hall
- Also recruited by Arizona, Oregon State, UConn, Northwestern, SUU, NAU and Weber St