Usage Score
5
Player Dossier
2014-2018Michigan
Brandon Watson
DB • 5'11" • 204 lbs • Wilmington, DE, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Efficiency
19
Consistency
64.7
Season Value
29.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Brandon Watson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Michigan. Brandon Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Brandon Watson played DB for Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brandon Watson recorded 68 tackles and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Michigan paired 0 primary output with 6.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2018 Postseason · Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
19
Usage
5
Consistency
64.7
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 1. Notre Dame: 1.5. Western Michigan: 1. SMU: 0. Nebraska: 1. Northwestern: 1. Maryland: 1. Wisconsin: 1. Michigan State: 0. Penn State: 1. Rutgers: 2. Indiana: 0. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 1 by 14.2. Notre Dame: 2 by 23.3. Western Michigan: 4 by 26.7. SMU: 3 by 12.5. Nebraska: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 0 by 10. Wisconsin: 4 by 26.7. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 1 by 14.2. Rutgers: 3 by 32.5. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 10 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/29 | vs Florida | L 15-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Ohio State | L 39-62 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Indiana | W 31-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Rutgers | W 42-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Penn State | W 42-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Michigan State | W 21-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Wisconsin | W 38-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Maryland | W 42-21 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Northwestern | W 20-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Nebraska | W 56-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs SMU | W 45-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Western Michigan | W 49-3 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Michigan
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 0 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 6.5 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 6.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 6.5 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 10.5 | 19 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 10.5 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Rutgers
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.
#2
Wisconsin
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#3
Cincinnati
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#4
Notre Dame
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36.1 takeover score.
#5
Michigan State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · Michigan
0 primary output · 6.8 efficiency · 1.3 usage
36
#2
2016 Regular Season · Michigan
36
0 primary · 6.8 efficiency · 1.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Michigan
29.1
10.5 primary · 19 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8539
Eastern Christian · Elkton, MD
- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
68
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.