The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Gabriel Watson
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Piedmont, Calif.
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Piedmont
- Previous School:
- Sioux Falls
- Major:
- Graduate School
A second-year running back utilized his additional year of eligibility and has played in six games at Texas ... made his debut versus Oklahoma in 2020 ... a graduate transfer from Sioux Falls ... an Academic All-Big 12 First Team member in 2021 ... a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award in 2018 ... a three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2020, spring 2021, fall 2021).
SUPER SENIOR (2021)
Played in three games ... appeared in the Longhorns’ victories over Rice and Texas Tech … also played in the regular-season finale against Kansas State.
SENIOR (2020)
Played in three games ... appeared in the AT&T Red River Showdown versus Oklahoma and contributed on special teams ... carried the ball two times for five yards in the regular season finale at Kansas State ... carried the ball five times for 29 yards in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado.
BEFORE TEXAS
A graduate transfer running back from the University of Sioux Falls who was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award (D2’s Heisman Trophy) in 2018 ... appeared in 12 games during his two-year stint, but made just one appearance due to injury in 2019 ... carried the ball 278 times for 1,980 yards and 27 touchdowns in his USF career ... averaged 7.12 yards per carry ... carried the ball nine times for 23 yards and a touchdown against Winona State before missing the remainder of the season due to injury in 2019 ... rushed 269 times for 1,957 yards (No. 2 in school history) and an NCAA DII-best 26 touchdowns in 2018 ... set a school record by rushing for at least 100 yards in all 11 games ... led the nation in rushing yards per game (177.9) and scoring average (14.2 ppg) while guiding USF to a 7-4 record and a 25th-straight winning season ... was named one of 32 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Honor Student-Athletes of the Year ... selected as the USF Athletics Men’s Athlete of the Year ... was named the NSIC Player of the Year, the D2 CCA Super Region Four Offensive Player of the Year and the Don Hansen Super Region Four Offensive Player, as well as a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award ... selected to five All-America teams ... set eight school records during his 2018 campaign ... produced 200 rushing yards and three touchdowns in his USF debut against Concordia-St. Paul ... followed that up with 29 carries for 172 yards and a touchdown on the road against Winona State ... had 19 carries for 193 yards and two touchdowns against SMSU ... rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns in a “Key to the City” win against Augustana ... rushed for 205 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns in playing just one half against Minot State ... recorded 27 carries for 126 yards and three touchdowns against Bemidji State ... posted 22 carries for 161 yards and a touchdown against St. Cloud State ... named the D2Football.com National Player of the Week after setting a single-game USF rushing record with 320 yards on 19 carries and five touchdowns in a road win at MSU Moorhead ... played just three quarters in his record-breaking game ... had 29 carries for 185 yards and a touchdown against Upper Iowa ... totaled 106 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a road loss to No. 1 Minnesota State ... logged 149 yards and a touchdown against Wayne State ... totaled seven games with at least 150 rushing yards, and scored two or more touchdowns on eight occasions ... played at Diablo Valley College in 2017 prior to his time at USF ... rushed 88 times for 449 yards and six touchdowns in 11 games at DVC ... also caught 19 passes for 265 yards and a touchdown ... played running back and cornerback at Piedmont (CA) High School ... named the Piedmont High School Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 2016 ... selected to the West Alameda All-Conference First Team ... was a third-team all-state running back, as selected by CalHiSports and a three-time offensive MVP ... averaged 8.4 yards per carry, scored 78 touchdowns and accumulated over 6,000 career all-purpose yards for the Highlanders ... also was a striker in Soccer and competed as a sprinter (100m and hurdles) in Track ... received the Golden Boot Award in soccer by scoring 13 goals during the 2014-15 season.
PERSONAL
A member of the Piedmont Honors Society ... son of Kristine Humphrey and Willie Watson ... active in community service, participating in the Piedmont Community Church mission and helped build homes in Tijuana, Mexico.
