Defensive back, Memphis (from Akron, UL Monroe), 2019–⁠24

A.J. Watts

Number
No. 10
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Columbus, GA

A.J. Watts played defensive back at Akron (2019–⁠21), UL Monroe (2023) and Memphis (2024).

Career highs

12tackles, career highat Kent State, 2020

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2019Akron33192.50060
2020Akron292200220
2021Akron322710010
2023UL Monroe503710261
2024Memphis49377.50150
Career1931421205201

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Akron10DBYr 1
2020Akron10DBYr 2
2021Akron10DBYr 3
2023UL Monroe10DBYr 5
2024Memphis10DBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2024 Memphis 12 games, 49 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 31vs.North AlabamaW 40–⁠0541000
Sep 7vs.TroyW 38–⁠17441000
Sep 14atFlorida StateW 20–⁠12320.5000
Sep 21atNavyL 44–⁠56420001
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 24–⁠7100000
Oct 12vs.South FloridaW 21–⁠3631001
Oct 19vs.North TexasW 52–⁠44552001
Oct 26vs.CharlotteW 33–⁠28641000
Nov 2atUTSAL 36–⁠44321002
Nov 16vs.UABW 53–⁠18330010
Nov 28atTulaneW 34–⁠24550000
Dec 17 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 42–⁠37430000
2023 UL Monroe 12 games, 50 tackles, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2vs.ArmyW 17–⁠13220011
Sep 9vs.LamarW 24–⁠14420001
Sep 16atTexas A&ML 3–⁠47440001
Sep 30vs.App StateL 40–⁠41220011
Oct 7vs.South AlabamaL 7–⁠55420000
Oct 14atTexas StateL 20–⁠21540001
Oct 21atGeorgia SouthernL 28–⁠38440001
Oct 28vs.Arkansas StateL 24–⁠34630000
Nov 4atSouthern MissL 7–⁠24650000
Nov 11vs.TroyL 14–⁠45420000
Nov 18atOle MissL 3–⁠35661000
Nov 25atLouisianaL 21–⁠52310000
2021 Akron 10 games, 32 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 4atAuburnL 10–⁠60220000
Sep 11vs.TempleL 24–⁠45441000
Sep 18vs.BryantW 35–⁠14310000
Sep 25atOhio StateL 7–⁠59330000
Oct 2vs.OhioL 17–⁠34220000
Oct 9atBowling GreenW 35–⁠20320000
Oct 16atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠34540000
Oct 23vs.BuffaloL 10–⁠45320000
Nov 2vs.Ball StateL 25–⁠31550001
Nov 9atWestern MichiganL 40–⁠45220000
2020 Akron 6 games, 29 tackles, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Nov 4vs.Western MichiganL 13–⁠58110000
Nov 10atOhioL 10–⁠24530000
Nov 17atKent StateL 35–⁠691290000
Nov 28vs.Miami (OH)L 7–⁠38440001
Dec 5vs.Bowling GreenW 31–⁠3430011
Dec 12atBuffaloL 7–⁠56320010
2019 Akron 8 games, 33 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 28atMassachusettsL 29–⁠37220001
Oct 12vs.Kent StateL 3–⁠26540000
Oct 19vs.BuffaloL 0–⁠21730002
Oct 26atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠49430001
Nov 2atBowling GreenL 6–⁠35310000
Nov 12vs.Eastern MichiganL 14–⁠42420000
Nov 20atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠20632001
Nov 26vs.OhioL 3–⁠52210.5001

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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