Defensive end, Charlotte, 2018–22
Markees Watts
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Gaston, SC
- Born
- Dec 7, 1999
Markees Watts played defensive end at Charlotte (2018–22).
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Georgia State, 20212sacks, career highfour times; last at Florida International, 2021Defense
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 | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Charlotte | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Charlotte | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Charlotte | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Charlotte | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Charlotte | DE | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 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
2022 Charlotte 12 games, 41 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at Florida Atlantic | L 13–43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. William & Mary | L 24–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Maryland | L 21–56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Georgia State | W 42–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at South Carolina | L 20–56 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. UTEP | L 35–41 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at UAB | L 20–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Florida International | L 15–34 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Rice | W 56–23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 7–59 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Middle Tennessee | L 14–24 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 26–21 | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021 Charlotte 12 games, 61 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Duke | W 31–28 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 38–10 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atGeorgia State | L 9–20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 42–39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Illinois | L 14–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atFlorida International | W 45–33 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Florida Atlantic | L 9–38 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atWestern Kentucky | L 13–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Rice | W 31–24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atLouisiana Tech | L 32–42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Marshall | L 28–49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Old Dominion | L 34–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Charlotte 4 games, 10 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | at North Texas | W 49–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.UTEP | W 38–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atDuke | L 19–53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 19–37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Charlotte 13 games, 62 tackles, 9.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Gardner-Webb | W 49–28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at App State | L 41–56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Massachusetts | W 52–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Clemson | L 10–52 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Florida Atlantic | L 27–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atFlorida International | L 23–48 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atWestern Kentucky | L 14–30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.North Texas | W 39–38 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 34–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atUTEP | W 28–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Marshall | W 24–13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atOld Dominion | W 38–22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Buffalo | L 9–31 | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Charlotte 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | atMassachusetts | L 31–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atMiddle Tennessee | L 13–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Tennessee | L 3–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 234 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 s |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.42 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 12 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 12 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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