He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1993 NFL draft, and also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles.

An All-Middle Georgia selection following his senior football season, Watson graduated with honors from Peach County High School.

He has the distinction of being the first athlete in the history of the school to be named to the GTE Academic All-America Team (1992).

[3] Watson earned a bachelor's degree cum laude in fashion merchandising and business marketing, then completed post-graduate studies in athletic administration.

Most recently, Watson was inducted into the Howard University Athletic Hall of Fame, class of 2005.