Player Career

Eric Watts Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UConn

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonUConn0.5132.6
2020 Regular SeasonUConn0-0.5
2021 Regular SeasonUConn14.531.29.514.5
2022 Regular SeasonUConn21.534.211.77
2023 Regular SeasonUConn10.524.79.6-11

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.

6

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