Player Career

Tre Watson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tre Watson story

Tre Watson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Tampa, FL wearing No. 33, spending time with Illinois and Maryland. The clearest part of Tre Watson's career was his defensive production: 275 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Maryland. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Tre Watson's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois and Maryland.

The arc is straightforward: Tre Watson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Maryland

    2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonIllinois0
2015 Regular SeasonIllinois00
2016 Regular SeasonIllinois6.541.57.56.5
2017 Regular SeasonIllinois1445.712.87.5
2018 Regular SeasonMaryland1245.111.7-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Minnesota

Week 4 · W 42-13 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

91.9 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Michigan State

Week 10 · W 31-27 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#3

@ Ohio State

Week 12 · L 14-52 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Michigan

Week 8 · L 8-41 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

84.7 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Nebraska

Week 5 · L 6-28 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

80.5 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Illinois

14 primary output · 45.7 efficiency · 12.8 usage

77.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · Maryland

71.7

12 primary · 45.1 efficiency · 11.7 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Illinois

40.6

6.5 primary · 41.5 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

12

Impact games

9

Splash games

13

10+ tackle games