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2026 · THROUGH WK 7

Christian Watson

REFEREE · MOUNTAIN WEST · WATSON CREWreferee · Mountain West · Watson crew · 44 games since 2022

Referee since 2022. Worked NDSU 31–17 NEV in week 7.

Games since '22Games since '22

44

5 in 20265 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

14.0

72nd · LG 12.772nd pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

124

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

63%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · raw

+1.5

Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games

Game lengthGame length

3:18

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league
HoldingJ3.5
False startP2.4
Pass interferenceJ1.3
Personal foulJ1.0
Unsportsmanlike conductJ1.0
OffsideP0.7
Delay of gameP0.6

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 44 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g
Non-Mountain West teams20 G · +0.3 to +1.4
+0.9lean
bigsky teams4 G · raw, under 8 G
+0.6No read under 8 games
C-USA teams4 G · raw, under 8 G
+2.6No read under 8 games
Boise State8 G · −0.5 to +0.5
−0.0noise
Fresno State8 G · −0.5 to +0.5
+0.0noise

0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE

Crew history

44 games
Crew history
Year
Crew · position
G
Flags/g
2026Mountain West · Watson crew · referee514.0
2025Mountain West · Watson crew · referee914.2
2024Mountain West · Watson crew · referee1113.2
2023Mountain West · Watson crew · referee910.3
2022Mountain West · Watson crew · referee1012.7

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 14 G
6

Reviews, 0.4/g

50%

Overturned · 3

≈0.2 h

Of replay

Catch / no catch3 · 2 OT
Spot2 · 1 OT
Forward pass1 · 0 OT

Longest: ≈ 3:56, short of the line to gain upheld · 2025 wk 13, Hawai'i at
UNLV

■ Overturned · review time = gap to next snap − game median

Flags / g = accepted penalties, games worked · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Flags / g = accepted penalties · Home cooking = FOE on visitor − FOE on home, judgment flags only · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · judgment flags only · permutation luck check, 1,000 shuffles

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · luck check = 1,000 shuffles · source: school box scores · Updated Fri 9:59 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 9:59 AM ET