Zach Watts - 2022 Football Roster
Roster
Zach Watts
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Windsor, Colo.
- High School:
- Windsor
- Weight:
- 307
- Height:
- 6-5
- Major:
- Executive MBA
UW This Season: A veteran on the offensive line. Watts finished the spring second on the depth chart at the left guard position.
2020: Watts appear in two games with one start. He started for the Cowboys against Colorado State. He played a key role on the Wyoming offensive line that has the Cowboys ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 17 in the nation in rushing offense in 2020, averaging 219.5 rushing yards per game.
2019: Watts returned to the lineup towards the end of the season and made a major impact for the Cowboys. He appeared in four games with three starts. Watts helped pave the way for running back First Team All- MW Xazavian Valladay to record a 1,000-yard rushing season. Watts was a leader of a Wyoming offensive line unit that was one of only two Mountain West O-Lines and one of only 24 nationally to be named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll for 2019.
2018: Watts appeared in three games with three starts with the Cowboys winning every one of his starts. He helped pave the way for All-MW performer Nico Evans, as he rushed for 132.5 yards per game to rank fourth in the nation.
High School: Zach Watts was named to the CHSAA 4A All-State First Team in 2017 and the CHSAA 4A All-State Second Team in 2016. He is ranked as the No. 20 recruit in the state of Colorado by 247 Sports. In 2017, Windsor posted a 9-2 overall record and a 5-0 record in the Northern Conference, capturing the league title. Windsor entered the 2017 state playoffs as the No. 2 seed before being upset in the opening round. During his junior year, Watts helped Windsor to a 9-4 record and a spot in the CHSAA 4A Playoff Semifinals. Watts played for coach Chris Jones at Windsor. He helped Windsor to a 4A State Championship in 2015, as the Wizards went 13-1 and defeated Loveland 35-14 in the championship game. Signed as an offensive lineman, Watts also played on the defensive line at Windsor, recording 145 total tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks and three forced fumbles during his career. Watts has also played two years of varsity baseball at Windsor, accumulating an impressive .392 batting average and .543 on-base percentage in 40 total games while posting a 1.31 ERA as a pitcher in 11 appearances. Watts was also recruited by Air Force, Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Utah, Utah State and Washington State.
Personal: He is majoring in business-undeclared at UW.
