Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2021Washington State
Jaylen Watson
DB • 6'3" • 200 lbs
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Washington State
2021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Jaylen Watson built his college career from 2020 through 2021 as a defensive back, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Jaylen Watson's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 2 tackles...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 243
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Jaylen Watson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Washington State. Jaylen Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 44
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Jaylen Watson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 44
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Washington State
- Top game
- Utah
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 7 · Pick 22 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DB 308th (top 34%) · Pac-12 122nd (top 23%) · National 1,358th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 49.1 |
Related Context
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Jaylen Watson played DB for Washington State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jaylen Watson recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Washington State paired 6 primary output with 15.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
15.8
Usage
3.7
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 1. Portland State: 0. USC: 1. Utah: 0. California: 1. Oregon State: 1. Stanford: 1. BYU: 0. Arizona State: 1. Oregon: 0. Arizona: 0. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 3 by 22.5. Portland State: 1 by 4.2. USC: 6 by 35. Utah: 1 by 4.2. California: 1 by 14.2. Oregon State: 5 by 30.8. Stanford: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 1 by 14.2. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.2 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
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
35 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Washington | W 40-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Arizona | W 44-18 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Oregon | L 24-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Arizona State | W 34-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs BYU | L 19-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Stanford | W 34-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Oregon State | W 31-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ California | W 21-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Utah | L 13-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs USC | L 14-45 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Portland State | W 44-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Utah State | L 23-26 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylen Watson story
Jaylen Watson built his college career from 2020 through 2021 as a defensive back, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Jaylen Watson's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylen Watson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2020-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 3 | 28 | 5.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 6 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah
Week 16 · L 28-45 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 6 · W 31-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Arizona State
Week 9 · W 34-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#4
vs USC
Week 3 · L 14-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
@ California
Week 5 · W 21-6 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Washington State
6 primary output · 15.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
49.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Washington State
46.3
3 primary · 28 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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