Defensive back, Texas (from Ohio State), 2020–23
Ryan Watts
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 213 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Little Elm, TX
- Born
- Nov 7, 2001
Ryan Watts played defensive back at Ohio State (2020–21) and Texas (2022–23). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Watts in round 6, No. 195 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Kansas State, 2023Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2020; Big 12 champions, 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Texas | 51 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Texas | 37 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 99 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 6 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Ohio State | 6 | DB | So. | ||
| 2022 | Texas | 6 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2023 | Texas | 6 | DB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 213 |
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
2023 Texas 10 games, 37 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Alabama | W 34–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Wyoming | W 31–10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Baylor | W 38–6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Kansas | W 40–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. BYU | W 35–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Kansas State | W 33–30 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at TCU | W 29–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa State | W 26–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Texas Tech | W 57–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Washington | L 31–37 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Texas 12 games, 51 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. UL Monroe | W 52–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Alabama | L 19–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UTSA | W 41–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atTexas Tech | L 34–37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | vs. West Virginia | W 38–20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Oklahoma | W 49–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Iowa State | W 24–21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Oklahoma State | L 34–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atKansas State | W 34–27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.TCU | L 10–17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atKansas | W 55–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Baylor | W 38–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Ohio State 3 games, 6 tackles, 2 INT
2020 Ohio State 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs. Nebraska | W 52–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Penn State | W 38–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Rutgers | W 49–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ | |
| Weight | 208 lb | |
| Arm length | 34½″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| Wingspan | 81¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 10 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.82 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.13 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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