PARADISE, Nev. – Another year, another Super Bowl title for Penn football great Justin Watson W'18. On Sunday night, the wide receiver helped the Kansas City Chiefs take down the San Francisco 49ers in overtime, 25-22, in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
 
Watson, Penn's all-time leading receiver, is now tied with former New England Patriots fullback James Develin (Brown '10) for the most Super Bowl rings by an Ivy with three.
 
He caught three passes for 54 yards—including a 25-yard catch in the fourth quarter—along with a second-quarter fumble recovery to help the Chiefs win back-to-back titles for the first time since the Patriots in 2003-04.
 
Last season, Watson became the first former Quaker to dress in a Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII and also won a ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV, though he was not on the active roster. Former Penn running back Jim Finn W'99 also won a Super Bowl ring—with the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII—but did not dress for the game either.
 
A two-time Ivy champion in 2015 and 2016, Watson is Penn's career leader in receptions (286), receiving yards (3,777), receiving touchdowns (33) and all-purpose yards (4,116). He holds Penn's single-season records for receptions (89) and receiving yards (1,115) in 2016 and receiving touchdowns (14) in 2017.
 
Watson had his best NFL season yet in 2023, playing 16 games and totaling 27 catches for 460 yards and three touchdowns. A six-year pro, he has played 73 career games, caught 65 passes and has accumulated 1,033 yards and seven TDs.
 
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