Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Pittsburgh
Amir Watts
DL • 6'3" • 295 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Amir Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Delaware
Player Story
Amir Watts built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Chicago, IL wearing No. 34, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Amir Watts' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Amir Watts, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Amir Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 58
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Amir Watts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DL
- Career Tackles
- 58
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Delaware
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Phillips Academy · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Phillips Academy · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DL 221st (top 26%) · ACC 185th (top 29%) · National 1,634th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 60.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | 52.8 |
Related Context
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Amir Watts played DL for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Amir Watts recorded 58 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 13 primary output with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.3 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: Delaware
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
21.3
Usage
5.2
Consistency
46.6
Best Game by takeover score
Delaware
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 0. Virginia: 2. Ohio: 0. Penn State: 0.5. Delaware: 4. Duke: 2. Syracuse: 2. Miami: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. North Carolina: 1. Virginia Tech: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 1 by 24.2. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 2 by 13.3. Delaware: 5 by 60.8. Duke: 2 by 28.3. Syracuse: 2 by 28.3. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 2 by 18.3. North Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Virginia Tech: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Delaware
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Delaware
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 34-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Virginia Tech | L 0-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | vs North Carolina | W 34-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Georgia Tech | W 20-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Miami | L 12-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/18 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 27-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ DukeSplash game | W 33-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs DelawareSplash game | W 17-14 | 5 | 1 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Penn State | L 10-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Ohio | W 20-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs VirginiaSplash game | L 14-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Amir Watts story
Amir Watts built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Chicago, IL wearing No. 34, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Amir Watts' career was his defensive production: 58 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Amir Watts' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 19.7 | 7.3 | 13 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 5.5 | 14.2 | 4.5 | -7.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 21.3 | 5.2 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 21.3 | 5.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Delaware
Week 5 · W 17-14
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Syracuse
Week 6 · W 44-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#3
vs Oklahoma State
Week 3 · L 21-59
2.5
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 9 · W 54-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#5
vs NC State
Week 7 · L 17-35 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
13 primary output · 19.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage
60.4
#2
2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
52.8
13 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
52.8
13 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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