Ryan Watts begins his tenure on staff for the Bulldogs in 2024 as the running backs and tight ends coach. He comes to Weatherford from Division I FCS Morehead State in Kentucky where he served as wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator in 2023.
Watts spent six seasons as wide receivers coach and director of football operations at Missouri Western from 2017-22 while also heading the Griffon's recruiting efforts. Prior to that, he served one season as an offensive assistant at Abilene Christian. His coaching career began as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Stephen F. Austin. During the 2011-15 seasons, he also headed the filming department for the Lumberjack program.
A 2014 graduate of SFA, Watts and his wife, Katie, have two children -- daughter Quinn and son Tucker.
The Watts File
Coaching Career
2024-present: SWOSU (Running Backs / Tight Ends)
2023: Morehead State (Wide Receivers / Special Teams Coordinator)
2017-22: Missouri Western (Wide Receivers / Dir. of Football Ops / Recruiting Coordinator)
2016: Abilene Christian (Offensive Assistant)
2011-15: Stephen F. Austin (Graduate Assistant, Assistant Coach)
Playing Career
Ohio Wesleyan
2010
Education
Stephen F. Austin University
Kinesiology, 2014
