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#38 Nikko Watson
Position: Running Back
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 240
Year: Junior
Hometown: Rock Island, Ill.
High School: Rock Island
SOPHOMORE (2012): Played in all 11 games... team-leading 660 rushing yards on 164 attempts (4.0 apc)... scored a touchdown... had the team's longest run of the year, a 32-yarder... registered 100 rushing yards for the second straight game, and teamed with Caulton Ray for 13th time in Western history with two 100-yard rushers in the Butler game... tallied game-high 109 yards on 25 attempts... rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown against Indianapolis... averaged 5.0 yards per carry that game... game-high 76 rushing yards on 17 attempts at Iowa State... team-leading 60 rushing yards on 14 attempts against Illinois State... season-high 126 yards on 21 attempts at South Dakota, with a season-long 32-yard rush in the win... he was named Honorable Mention performer by the College Football Performance Awards... 27 rush yards at South Dakota State... 33 rushing yards against Indiana State... gained 72 yards on 17 attempts at Missouri State, surpassing 1,000 career rushing yards... team-leading 52 rushing yards on 14 attempts versus UNI... 12 rushing yards on seven attempts versus Youngstown State... totaled 23 rushing yards at Southern Illinois.

FRESHMAN (2011): Pressed into duties during game #8 due to injuries at running back... totaled 485 yards on 90 attempts (5.4 apc) with three TDs... averaged 121 rushing yards in his four games, which would rank him 12th nationally if he met the statistic minimums... first collegiate game rushed for 149 yards on 30 carries and a TD at Youngstown... 60 yards and a TD at Illinois State... team season-high 170 yards against SDSU on 29 attempts... finished year with team-high 106 yards on 16 attempts against NDSU... teamed with Caulton Ray in the NDSU game to become the 12th set of teammates to each rush for 100 yards in a game in Western history.

HIGH SCHOOL: Totaled 1,800 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns his senior year... earned First Team All-State, First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Metro honors... Quad City Metro Player of the Year... also earned Offensive Player of the Year award in the Western Big Six Conference... during his junior year rushed for six touchdowns and 900 yards on the ground... picked up First Team All-Conference and All-Area honors... as a sophomore helped Rock Island to an 11-1 record and quarterfinals in the state playoffs... rushed for 400 yards and two touchdowns... joining the Leathernecks along with high school teammate Larry Harris... played for coach Vic Boblett.

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