Watts was a four-year letterman in football at Banneker High School, as well as in basketball and track.
Watts played 48 career games at Marshall, he recorded 272 receptions for 4,031 yards (14.8 avg.)
Additionally, his 4,031 career receiving yards were topped only by Mike Barber (4,262, 1985–88) in school history.
In 2000, Watts was one of only two true freshmen to play for Marshall, starting four games to record 36 catches for 616 yards (17.1 avg.)
He earned First-team All-MAC honors in 2001 as a sophomore, and was one of 11 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, recording career-highs in receptions (91) and receiving yards (1,417), a 15.6 yards-per-reception average, along with an NCAA-high 18 touchdowns that ranked third on the school's single-season list.
As a senior in 2003, he Watts was a team capitan for the second consecutive season and he recorded 74 receptions for 968 yards (13.1 avg.)
He also won his first championship at the professional level when the Soul defeated the San Jose SaberCats 59–56 in ArenaBowl XXII.