Defensive back, Michigan, 2014–18
Brandon Watson
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 204 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Wilmington, DE
- Born
- Jul 11, 1995
Brandon Watson played defensive back at Michigan (2014–18).
Defense
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Michigan | 28 | DB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Michigan | 28 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Michigan | 28 | DB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Michigan | 28 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Michigan | 28 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 204 |
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
2018 Michigan 13 games, 34 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Notre Dame | L 17–24 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Michigan | W 49–3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. SMU | W 45–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Nebraska | W 56–10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Northwestern | W 20–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Maryland | W 42–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Wisconsin | W 38–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | at Michigan State | W 21–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Penn State | W 42–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Rutgers | W 42–7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Indiana | W 31–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Ohio State | L 39–62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 15–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Michigan 10 games, 21 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Florida | W 33–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Cincinnati | W 36–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Air Force | W 29–13 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Michigan State | L 10–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atPenn State | L 13–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Minnesota | W 33–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atMaryland | W 35–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atWisconsin | L 10–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Ohio State | L 20–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | L 19–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Michigan 8 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Hawai’i | W 63–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. UCF | W 51–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Colorado | W 45–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Wisconsin | W 14–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atRutgers | W 78–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atMichigan State | W 32–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Maryland | W 59–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 32–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¾″ |
| Weight | 204 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.81 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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