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AT GEORGIA STATE: Starting tailback for Georgia State's inaugural season in 2010 but was injured for most of the 2011 season ... Returned for his senior season and saw increased playing time ... Finished with 316 yards rushing and threw two touchdown passes ... Earned the Magnanimitas Award from head coach Bill Curry for his dedication and leadership.
 
Part of GSU's first signing class in 2009 ... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring 2010 and spring 2012 ... Earned his undergraduate degree in sociology in 2012 and then played his final season while pursuing a second degree in math education.
 
2012: Played in every game on special teams and took on a more promient role at running back following the season-ending injury to starter Donald Russell ... Finished third on the team in rushing with 146 yards and two touchdowns ... Scored his first touchdown at James Madison on a two-yard run. Also threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Ogbuehi after taking direct snap in wildcat formation. That was the second TD pass of his career ... Added another touchdown run against Old Dominion ... Ran for a career-best 45 yards on eight carries vs. Villanova, when he also caught an 11-yard pass ... Carried six times for 18 yards at Tennessee..
 
2011: Sustained a knee injury in the preseason and was limited to just two games ... Carried the ball just one time vs. Murray State.
 
2010: Starting tailback who threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Danny Williams vs. Lambuth ... Finished the season with 170 yards rushing on 46 carries along with five receptions for 31 yards.
 
Carried seven times for 23 yards in the inaugural game versus Shorter. Also had two catches for 15 yards ... In win over Campbell, he set up the game-winning field with a 15-yard down to the nine-yard line. Also had a six-yard run on the winning drive.
 
Gained a season-high 36 yards on seven carries against Old Dominion, including his longest run of the season at 30 yards ... Added 22 yards on just three carries in win over Lamar and 26 yards versus Savannah State.
 
Awarded the "Team Leadership Award" for the offense following spring practice ... Attended Northwood University in Midland, Mich., in 2008 but did not play. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Rushed for 1,125 yards in 2007 as a senior at Lake Worth High School ... All-county and all-conference selection ... Averaged 10 yards per carry ... Scored 17 touchdowns ... Also had 72 tackles and two interceptions on defense ... 2007 all-area selection by the Palm Beach Post ... Played for coach Errick Lowe at Lake Worth, where one of the assistant coaches was current GSU assistant Anthony Midget and one of his teammates was GSU quarterback Star Jackson.

PERSONAL: Rosevelt Watson, Jr. ... Parents are Rosevelt and Michelle Watson ... Born July 19, 1990.

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