Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023UConn
Eric Watts
DL • 6'5" • 277 lbs • Sumter, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Eric Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Player Story
Eric Watts built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Sumter, SC wearing No. 95, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Eric Watts' career was his defensive production: 145...
Read the storyEric Watts, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UConn. Eric Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 145
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Eric Watts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · DL
- Career Tackles
- 145
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- Liberty
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 127th (top 13%) · FBS Independents 33rd (top 18%) · National 1,134th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UConn | 10 | 30 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | UConn | 10 | 40 | 6 | 0.5 | 8 | - | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UConn | 11 | 41 | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | - | 0 | 68.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 10 | 34 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52.1 |
Related Context
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Eric Watts played DL for UConn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Eric Watts recorded 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
UConn paired 21.5 primary output with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · UConn
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
24.7
Usage
9.6
Consistency
54.6
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0.5. Georgia State: 0. Duke: 1. Utah State: 0. Rice: 3. South Florida: 0. Boston College: 1. Tennessee: 2. James Madison: 1. Massachusetts: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 5 by 25.8. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. Duke: 3 by 22.5. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 1 by 34.2. South Florida: 6 by 25. Boston College: 7 by 39.2. Tennessee: 3 by 32.5. James Madison: 2 by 18.3. Massachusetts: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 2 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 8 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ MassachusettsSplash game | W 31-18 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ James Madison | L 6-44 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ TennesseeSplash game | L 3-59 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Boston College | L 14-21 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs South Florida | L 21-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ RiceSplash game | W 38-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Utah State | L 33-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Duke | L 7-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Georgia State | L 14-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs NC State | L 14-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Eric Watts story
Eric Watts built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Sumter, SC wearing No. 95, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Eric Watts' career was his defensive production: 145 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Eric Watts' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UConn
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UConn | 0.5 | 13 | 2.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | -0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UConn | 14.5 | 31.2 | 9.5 | 14.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UConn | 21.5 | 34.2 | 11.7 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 10.5 | 24.7 | 9.6 | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Liberty
Week 11 · W 36-33 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Massachusetts
Week 6 · L 13-27 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ NC State
Week 4 · L 10-41
5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Rice
Week 6 · W 38-31
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Yale
Week 7 · W 21-15
5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · UConn
21.5 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 11.7 usage
68.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · UConn
53.5
14.5 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UConn
52.1
10.5 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
10
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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