Player Dossier

2016-2019

New Mexico State

Derek Watson

DL • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Denton, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derek Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.8

Efficiency

4.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

35

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State

16171819

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
New Mexico State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho

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.

Derek Watson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Derek Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

New Mexico State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

1

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.2

Usage

0.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

1 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

Best efficiency game

4.2 vs Georgia Southern

Result
Sat 10/26@ Georgia SouthernL 7-4110000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    New Mexico State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State28.25.6
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State000-2
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State04.20.60
2019 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State04.20.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Idaho

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44 takeover score.

#2

New Mexico

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.

#3

Georgia Southern

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#4

Texas A&M

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

#5

Troy

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · New Mexico State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35

#2

2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State

34.9

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · New Mexico State

33.3

0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7726

Guyer · Denton, TX

Committed To
New Mexico State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

9

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 9 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Derek Watson quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
9