Linebacker, Georgia Tech, 2009–13
Brandon Watts
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Tennille, GA
- Born
- Jan 21, 1991
Brandon Watts played linebacker at Georgia Tech (2009–13). The Minnesota Vikings took Watts in round 7, No. 223 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Team titles: ACC champions, 2009
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Georgia Tech | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 14 | 44 | 33 | 77 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013N | 12 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| On file | 104 | 75 | 179 | 16 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Georgia Tech | 11 | LB | |
| 2010 | Georgia Tech | 11 | LB | |
| 2011 | Georgia Tech | 11 | LB | |
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | 11 | LB | |
| 2013 | Georgia Tech | 11 | LB | 6′2″ |
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
2013 Georgia Tech 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | at Virginia | W 35–25 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2014 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 33½″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.41 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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