Player Dossier

2020-2023

Ohio State

Ryan Watts

DB • 6'3" • 213 lbs • Little Elm, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ryan Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.4

Efficiency

19.4

Consistency

10

Season Value

10.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Ohio State • Texas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: TCU

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.

Ryan Watts, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Ohio State. Ryan Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Texas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Postseason · Texas

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

19.4

Usage

3.4

Consistency

10

Best Game by takeover score

Washington

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Alabama: 2. Wyoming: 0. Baylor: 0. Kansas: 0. BYU: 1. Kansas State: 1. TCU: 0. Iowa State: 0. Texas Tech: 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. Washington: 6 by 25. Alabama: 4 by 36.7. Wyoming: 6 by 25. Baylor: 4 by 16.7. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 0 by 10. Kansas State: 8 by 43.3. TCU: 4 by 16.7. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=9
First Half0.4 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=10

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Alabama

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs Kansas State

Result
Tue 1/2@ WashingtonL 31-3765000
Sat 11/25vs Texas TechW 57-710000
Sun 11/19@ Iowa StateW 26-1622000
Sun 11/12@ TCUW 29-2642000
Sat 11/4vs Kansas StateW 33-3087001
Sat 10/28vs BYUW 35-600001
Sat 9/30vs KansasW 40-1422000
Sat 9/23@ BaylorW 38-644000
Sun 9/17vs WyomingW 31-1066000
Sat 9/9@ AlabamaW 34-2442101

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State071.2
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State2156.52
2022 Regular SeasonTexas925.257
2023 PostseasonTexas419.43.4-5
2023 Regular SeasonTexas419.43.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

TCU

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.

#2

Alabama

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.

#3

Rutgers

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

#4

Texas Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.

#5

Maryland

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Ohio State

0 primary output · 7 efficiency · 1.2 usage

36.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · Ohio State

22.7

2 primary · 15 efficiency · 6.5 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Texas

21.6

9 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9206

Little Elm · Little Elm, TX

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

99

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ryan Watts quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
99