Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Brandon Watson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Wilmington, DE wearing No. 28, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Brandon Watson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Brandon Watson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Michigan. Brandon Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 4
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Brandon Watson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Eastern Christian · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Eastern Christian · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DB 263rd (top 31%) · Big Ten 125th (top 21%) · National 1,171st (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 8 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 10 | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 54.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 4 | 54.9 |
Related Context
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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: 2018 Postseason
Michigan paired 10.5 primary output with 19 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.
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2018 Postseason · Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
19
Usage
4.3
Consistency
64.7
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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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
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Wins0.8 · Games = 10 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Wins
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 | @ RutgersSplash game | 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 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Watson story
Brandon Watson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Wilmington, DE wearing No. 28, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Brandon Watson's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Brandon Watson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value 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 | 7.5 | 16.3 | 2.8 | 7.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 7.5 | 16.3 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 10.5 | 19 | 4.3 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 10.5 | 19 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rutgers
Week 11 · W 42-7 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Cincinnati
Week 2 · W 36-14
3
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 1 · L 17-24
1.5
Havoc Plays
54.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan State
Week 6 · L 10-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
46.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Nebraska
Week 4 · W 56-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
42 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Michigan
10.5 primary output · 19 efficiency · 4.3 usage
54.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Michigan
54.9
10.5 primary · 19 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Michigan
39.2
0 primary · 6.8 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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