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Linebacker, Colorado State, 2014–18
Josh Watson
- Number
- No. 55
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Blue Springs, MO
- Born
- May 20, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri
Wikipedia readers: about 136 a month over the past year
Josh Watson played linebacker at Colorado State (2014–18).
At a glance
Career highs
17tackles, career highthree times; last at Air Force, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Colorado State | 90 | 40 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 109 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | Colorado State | 129 | 54 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Career | 328 | 159 | 21 | 4.5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 of 13 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Colorado State | 55 | LB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Colorado State | 55 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Colorado State | 55 | LB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Colorado State | 55 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Colorado State | 55 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 240 |
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 Colorado State 12 games, 129 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs. Hawai’i | L 34–43 | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Colorado | L 13–45 | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | at Florida | L 10–48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Illinois State | L 19–35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at San José State | W 42–30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. New Mexico | W 20–18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Boise State | L 28–56 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Wyoming | L 21–34 | 17 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Nevada | L 10–49 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Utah State | L 24–29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Air Force | L 19–27 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Colorado State 13 games, 109 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Oregon State | W 58–27 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs.Colorado | L 3–17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 38–10 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at Alabama | L 23–41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atHawai’i | W 51–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 7 | atUtah State | W 27–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Nevada | W 44–42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | atNew Mexico | W 27–24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Air Force | L 28–45 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atWyoming | L 13–16 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Boise State | L 52–59 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs.San José State | W 42–14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Marshall | L 28–31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Colorado State 13 games, 90 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Colorado | L 7–44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. UTSA | W 23–14 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 47–21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Minnesota | L 24–31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Wyoming | L 17–38 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Utah State | W 31–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atBoise State | L 23–28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at UNLV | W 42–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Fresno State | W 37–0 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atAir Force | L 46–49 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.New Mexico | W 49–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at San Diego State | W 63–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Idaho | L 50–61 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅞″ |
| Weight | 231 lb |
| Arm length | 33½″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.70 s |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.32 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 6 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Denver Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Houston Texans | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | XFL | Arlington Renegades * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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