Player Dossier

2022-2025

Nevada

Drue Watts

DB • 5'11" • 220 lbs • Palmdale, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Drue Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

13.8

Efficiency

41.6

Consistency

46.4

Season Value

31.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Nevada • Memphis
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Florida

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.

Drue Watts, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Memphis. Drue Watts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Memphis paired 17 primary output with 41.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 41.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 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 Nevada, Memphis.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Florida

Win with 3.5 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

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

2025 Postseason · Memphis

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

41.6

Usage

13.8

Consistency

46.4

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. NC State: 2.5. Unknown: 0. Georgia State: 2. Troy: 3. Arkansas: 1. Florida Atlantic: 1. Tulsa: 1. UAB: 0. South Florida: 3.5. East Carolina: 2. Navy: 1

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. NC State: 7 by 54.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Georgia State: 5 by 40.8. Troy: 6 by 55. Arkansas: 6 by 35. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 35. Tulsa: 6 by 35. UAB: 10 by 41.7. South Florida: 7 by 64.2. East Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Navy: 9 by 47.5

Split Comparison

Wins1.9 · n=6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · n=4 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=5 · -0.1 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

South Florida

Best efficiency game

64.2 vs South Florida

Result
Fri 12/19@ NC StateL 7-31741.5010
Fri 11/28vs NavyL 17-2896100
Sat 11/15@ East CarolinaL 27-3142110
Sat 10/25vs South FloridaSplash gameW 34-31752.5010
Sat 10/18@ UAB10+ tacklesL 24-31108000
Sun 10/5vs TulsaW 45-762100
Sat 9/27@ Florida AtlanticW 55-2662100
Sat 9/20vs ArkansasW 32-3165100
Sat 9/13@ TroyW 28-763102
Sat 9/6@ Georgia StateW 38-1653110
Sat 8/30vs Unknown30000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Nevada

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Memphis

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNevada1229.19.5
2023 Regular SeasonNevada9.527.410-2.5
2024 Regular SeasonNevada9.540.210.80
2025 PostseasonMemphis1741.613.87.5
2025 Regular SeasonMemphis1741.613.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

South Florida

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.

#2

SMU

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.4 takeover score.

#3

Colorado State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.6 takeover score.

#4

Wyoming

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#5

Hawai'i

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Memphis

17 primary output · 41.6 efficiency · 13.8 usage

31.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Memphis

31.9

17 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 13.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Nevada

31.6

9.5 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 10.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8111

Sierra Canyon · Chatsworth, CA

Committed To
Nevada
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

245

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 44 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Drue Watts quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
245