Usage Score
1.2
Player Dossier
2021-2024Florida
Desmond Watson
DL • 6'5" • 449 lbs • Plant City, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Desmond Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
8.5
Consistency
3
Season Value
4.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
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.
Desmond Watson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Florida. Desmond Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Florida paired 1.5 primary output with 13.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 8.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Florida
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
8.5
Usage
1.2
Consistency
3
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 0. Miami: 0. Unknown: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Tennessee: 1. Kentucky: 0. Georgia: 0. LSU: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Florida State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 0 by 10. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. LSU: 4 by 16.7. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. Florida State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
16.7 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/20 | vs Tulane | W 33-8 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Florida State | W 31-11 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Ole Miss | W 24-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs LSU | W 27-16 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Georgia | L 20-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Kentucky | W 48-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Tennessee | L 17-23 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Mississippi State | W 45-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Texas A&M | L 20-33 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Miami | L 17-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Florida
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 7.9 | 2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida | 1.5 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida | 2 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Florida | 1 | 8.5 | 1.2 | -1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.
#2
South Florida
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.
#3
South Florida
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#4
Tennessee
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
South Carolina
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 24.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Florida
1.5 primary output · 13.9 efficiency · 4.1 usage
8.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Florida
5.8
2 primary · 8.2 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Florida
5.2
1 primary · 7.9 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8933
Armwood · Seffner, FL
- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
61
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.