Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Charlotte
Markees Watts
DE • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Gaston, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Markees Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Charlotte
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Charlotte
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
Markees Watts built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Gaston, SC, spending time with Charlotte. The clearest part of Markees Watts' career was his defensive production: 177 tackles, 31...
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- Committed To
- Charlotte
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Markees Watts, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Charlotte. Markees Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 177
- TFL
- 31
- Sacks
- 21.5
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Markees Watts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Charlotte · DE
- Career Tackles
- 177
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Charlotte
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lancaster · Charlotte
- High school pipeline
- Lancaster · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DE 29th (top 11%) · Conference USA 72nd (top 15%) · National 833rd (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Charlotte | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Charlotte | 13 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 76.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Charlotte | 13 | 51 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 76.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Charlotte | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 54.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Charlotte | 12 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 65.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Charlotte | 12 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 55.4 |
Related Context
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Markees Watts played DE for Charlotte. Across 5 tracked seasons, Markees Watts recorded 177 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Charlotte.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Charlotte paired 28.5 primary output with 41.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Charlotte
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
29.2
Usage
11
Consistency
38
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. William & Mary: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. Maryland: 1. Georgia State: 0. South Carolina: 0. UTEP: 2.5. UAB: 0. Florida International: 0.5. Rice: 3. Western Kentucky: 3. Middle Tennessee: 3.5. Louisiana Tech: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. William & Mary: 0 by 10. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 2 by 18.3. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. South Carolina: 4 by 16.7. UTEP: 4 by 41.7. UAB: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 5 by 25.8. Rice: 2 by 38.3. Western Kentucky: 2 by 38.3. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 68.3. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 60
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 3 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 9 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
68.3 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 26-21 | 6 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Middle TennesseeSplash game | L 14-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | L 7-59 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ RiceSplash game | W 56-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Florida International | L 15-34 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ UAB | L 20-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs UTEPSplash game | L 35-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ South Carolina | L 20-56 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Georgia State | W 42-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Maryland | L 21-56 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs William & Mary | L 24-41 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/27 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 13-43 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Markees Watts story
Markees Watts built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Gaston, SC, spending time with Charlotte. The clearest part of Markees Watts' career was his defensive production: 177 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 21.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Charlotte. 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 Markees Watts' production has multiple signals. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Charlotte.
The arc is straightforward: Markees Watts 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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Charlotte
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Charlotte | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Charlotte | 28.5 | 41.8 | 15.4 | 28.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Charlotte | 28.5 | 41.8 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Charlotte | 6 | 25.4 | 17.3 | -22.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Charlotte | 19 | 36.7 | 12.7 | 13 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Charlotte | 18 | 29.2 | 11 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Old Dominion
Week 14 · W 38-22 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 11 · L 14-24 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida International
Week 6 · W 45-33 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 12 · W 26-21 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#5
vs North Texas
Week 9 · W 39-38 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Charlotte
28.5 primary output · 41.8 efficiency · 15.4 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Charlotte
76.4
28.5 primary · 41.8 efficiency · 15.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Charlotte
65.3
19 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 12.7 usage
Milestones
20
Impact games
21
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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