Player Dossier

2024-2025

Iowa

Jaylen Watson

DB • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylen Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.1

Efficiency

12.1

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

7.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

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.

Jaylen Watson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa. Jaylen Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Iowa paired 0 primary output with 5.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 12.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Win with 1 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 · Iowa

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

12.1

Usage

2.1

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Rutgers: 0. Indiana: 0. Michigan State: 0. Nebraska: 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. Vanderbilt: 7 by 29.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.2 · n=5
First Half0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

29.2 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Wed 12/31@ VanderbiltW 34-2776000
Fri 11/28@ NebraskaW 40-1622001
Sat 11/22vs Michigan StateW 20-1722000
Sat 9/27vs IndianaL 15-2011000
Sat 9/20@ RutgersW 38-2811000
Sat 9/13vs MassachusettsW 47-721000

Career Arc

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

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    Iowa

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonIowa05.20.9
2025 PostseasonIowa112.12.11
2025 Regular SeasonIowa112.12.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nebraska

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#2

Vanderbilt

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.6 takeover score.

#3

Michigan State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#4

Massachusetts

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#5

Ohio State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Iowa

0 primary output · 5.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35.4

#2

2025 Postseason · Iowa

7.7

1 primary · 12.1 efficiency · 2.1 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Iowa

7.7

1 primary · 12.1 efficiency · 2.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8647

Central Catholic · Toledo, OH

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

20

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 10 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jaylen Watson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
20