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Player Dossier
2018-2023Mississippi State
Nathaniel Watson
LB • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Maplesville, AL, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Nathaniel Watson shows a high-volume tackler profile with 66.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Nathaniel Watson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Maplesville, AL wearing No. 14, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nathaniel Watson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 206
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Nathaniel Watson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Nathaniel Watson shows a high-volume tackler profile with 66.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 373
- TFL
- 35
- Sacks
- 21
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 4
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Nathaniel Watson Mississippi State Highlights
2023 · Mississippi State · Player Highlight
Nathaniel Watson college highlights at Mississippi State.
- Season
- 2023
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Nathaniel Watson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 373
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Maplesville · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Maplesville · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 6 · Pick 30 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 137 tackles · LB 8th (top 1%) · SEC 1st (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 10 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 77 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 69.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 108 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | 69.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 137 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 81.5 |
Related Context
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Nathaniel Watson played LB for Mississippi State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Nathaniel Watson recorded 373 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 33 primary output with 66.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 66.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.8
Efficiency
66.9
Usage
19.2
Consistency
59
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SE Louisiana: 5. Arizona: 3.5. LSU: 1. South Carolina: 2. Alabama: 1.5. Western Michigan: 6. Arkansas: 4. Auburn: 1. Kentucky: 2. Texas A&M: 2. Southern Miss: 2.5. Ole Miss: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SE Louisiana: 8 by 83.3. Arizona: 10 by 76.7. LSU: 13 by 60. South Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Alabama: 12 by 65. Western Michigan: 9 by 87.5. Arkansas: 14 by 90. Auburn: 9 by 47.5. Kentucky: 7 by 49.2. Texas A&M: 8 by 53.3. Southern Miss: 21 by 75. Ole Miss: 21 by 75
Split Comparison
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Wins4.2 · Games = 5 · +2.5 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 7 · -2.5 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
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
90 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Ole Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-17 | 21 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Southern Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | W 41-20 | 21 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 10-51 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs KentuckySplash game | L 3-24 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Auburn | L 13-27 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Arkansas10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 7-3 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Western Michigan2+ sacks · Splash game | W 41-28 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Alabama10+ tackles | L 17-40 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | L 30-37 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs LSU10+ tackles | L 14-41 | 13 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Arizona10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-24 | 10 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs SE LouisianaSplash game | W 48-7 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Nathaniel Watson story
Nathaniel Watson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from Maplesville, AL wearing No. 14, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nathaniel Watson's career was his defensive production: 373 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Nathaniel Watson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 1 | 18.3 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 5 | 20.8 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 5 | 20.8 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 14 | 38.7 | 10.5 | 9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 14 | 38.7 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Mississippi State | 21 | 48.2 | 13.7 | 7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 21 | 48.2 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 33 | 66.9 | 19.2 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 6 · W 41-28
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Ole Miss
Week 13 · W 24-22 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Ole Miss
Week 13 · L 21-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 7 · L 9-49 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#5
vs SE Louisiana
Week 1 · W 48-7
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Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
33 primary output · 66.9 efficiency · 19.2 usage
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#2
2022 Postseason · Mississippi State
69.2
21 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State
69.2
21 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
25
Impact games
23
Splash games
16
10+ tackle games
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