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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Memphis
AJ Watts
DB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Columbus, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
AJ Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Akron • UL Monroe • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
AJ Watts built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Columbus, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with Akron, Memphis, and UL Monroe. The clearest part of AJ Watts' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Akron
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
AJ Watts, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Memphis. AJ Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 191
- TFL
- 12
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 20
Quick Answers
AJ Watts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · DB
- Career Tackles
- 191
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Memphis
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Carver · Akron
- High school pipeline
- Carver · 40 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DB 145th (top 15%) · American Athletic 53rd (top 9%) · National 636th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 8 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 6 | 29 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 16.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 12 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Memphis | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Memphis | 12 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 60.7 |
Related Context
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AJ Watts played DB for Akron, UL Monroe, and Memphis. Across 5 tracked seasons, AJ Watts recorded 191 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with UL Monroe.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Memphis paired 13.5 primary output with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Akron, UL Monroe, Memphis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Memphis
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
28.3
Usage
7.1
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. North Alabama: 1. Troy: 1. Florida State: 0.5. Navy: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. South Florida: 2. North Texas: 3. Charlotte: 1. UTSA: 3. UAB: 1. Tulane: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 4 by 16.7. North Alabama: 5 by 30.8. Troy: 4 by 26.7. Florida State: 3 by 17.5. Navy: 4 by 26.7. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. South Florida: 6 by 45. North Texas: 5 by 50.8. Charlotte: 6 by 35. UTSA: 3 by 42.5. UAB: 3 by 22.5. Tulane: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 10 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 2 · +1.1 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
North Texas
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/18 | @ West Virginia | W 42-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Tulane | W 34-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs UAB | W 53-18 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ UTSASplash game | L 36-44 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Charlotte | W 33-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs North TexasSplash game | W 52-44 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 21-3 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 24-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Navy | L 44-56 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Florida State | W 20-12 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Troy | W 38-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs North Alabama | W 40-0 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
AJ Watts story
AJ Watts built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Columbus, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with Akron, Memphis, and UL Monroe. The clearest part of AJ Watts' career was his defensive production: 191 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 20 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Memphis. 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 AJ Watts' production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron, Memphis, and UL Monroe.
The arc is straightforward: AJ 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Akron
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
UL Monroe
2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Memphis
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Akron | 8.5 | 27.8 | 4.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 4 | 26.8 | 13 | -4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 2 | 16.1 | 3.4 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UL Monroe | 10 | 25.7 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Memphis | 13.5 | 28.3 | 7.1 | 3.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Memphis | 13.5 | 28.3 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 17-20 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs North Texas
Week 8 · W 52-44 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Temple
Week 2 · L 24-45
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#4
@ South Florida
Week 7 · W 21-3 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 14 · W 31-3 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Memphis
13.5 primary output · 28.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
60.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Memphis
60.7
13.5 primary · 28.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Akron
49.5
4 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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