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Player Dossier
2014-2018Colorado State
Josh Watson
LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Blue Springs, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
92
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Josh Watson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Blue Springs, MO wearing No. 55, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Josh Watson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Colorado State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Josh Watson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State. Josh Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 328
- TFL
- 21
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Josh Watson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 328
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Blue Springs · Colorado State
- High school pipeline
- Blue Springs · 23 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 129 tackles · LB 10th (top 1%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 1%) · National 10th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado State | 13 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado State | 13 | 80 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Colorado State | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado State | 13 | 103 | 4 | 1 | - | 7 | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 12 | 129 | 8.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 77.5 |
Related Context
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Josh Watson played LB for Colorado State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Josh Watson recorded 328 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Colorado State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 17.5 primary output with 54.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 54.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
54.5
Usage
13.7
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 0.5. Hawai'i: 2.5. Arkansas: 3. Florida: 0. Illinois State: 0. San José State: 3. New Mexico: 1. Boise State: 2. Wyoming: 1.5. Nevada: 1. Utah State: 1. Air Force: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 15 by 55. Hawai'i: 13 by 75. Arkansas: 12 by 80. Florida: 5 by 20.8. Illinois State: 10 by 41.7. San José State: 6 by 55. New Mexico: 10 by 51.7. Boise State: 9 by 57.5. Wyoming: 17 by 65. Nevada: 10 by 51.7. Utah State: 5 by 30.8. Air Force: 17 by 70
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 3 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 9 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
80 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11/22 | @ Air Force10+ tackles · Splash game | L 19-27 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Utah State | L 24-29 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Nevada10+ tackles | L 10-49 | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Wyoming10+ tackles | L 21-34 | 17 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Boise StateSplash game | L 28-56 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs New Mexico10+ tackles | W 20-18 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | @ San José StateSplash game | W 42-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Illinois State10+ tackles | L 19-35 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Florida | L 10-48 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Arkansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 34-27 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Colorado10+ tackles | L 13-45 | 15 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/25 | vs Hawai'i10+ tackles · Splash game | L 34-43 | 13 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Watson story
Josh Watson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Blue Springs, MO wearing No. 55, spending time with Colorado State. The clearest part of Josh Watson's career was his defensive production: 328 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Colorado State. 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 Josh Watson's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado State.
The arc is straightforward: Josh 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
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Colorado State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Colorado State | 14 | 39.6 | 9.2 | 14 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Colorado State | 14 | 39.6 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Colorado State | 16 | 45.6 | 10.2 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Colorado State | 16 | 45.6 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 17.5 | 54.5 | 13.7 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 2 · W 34-27
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs UTSA
Week 2 · W 23-14
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Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
vs San José State
Week 12 · W 42-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · L 34-43 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Wyoming
Week 5 · L 17-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
17.5 primary output · 54.5 efficiency · 13.7 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · Colorado State
66.7
16 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 10.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Colorado State
66.7
16 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
17
Impact games
14
Splash games
16
10+ tackle games
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