Usage Score
3.4
Player Dossier
2024-2025Duke
Preston Watson
DT • 6'1" • 295 lbs • Lake Mary, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Preston Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
9.8
Consistency
12.1
Season Value
13.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
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.
Preston Watson, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Duke. Preston Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Duke paired 4.5 primary output with 9.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 9.8 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: Tulane
Loss with 1.5 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
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2025 Postseason · Duke
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
9.8
Usage
3.4
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 1. Unknown: 0. Illinois: 0. Tulane: 1.5. Syracuse: 1. California: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Clemson: 0. UConn: 0. North Carolina: 0. Wake Forest: 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. Arizona State: 1 by 14.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Tulane: 2 by 23.3. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. California: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 2 by 18.3. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. UConn: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 0 by 0. Wake Forest: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=6 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.4 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
Tulane
Best efficiency game
23.3 vs Tulane
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs Arizona State | W 42-39 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Wake Forest | W 49-32 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ North Carolina | W 32-25 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ UConn | L 34-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Clemson | W 46-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Georgia Tech | L 18-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | @ California | W 45-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Syracuse | W 38-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | @ Tulane | L 27-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Illinois | L 19-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Duke
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 1.5 | 6.3 | 1.5 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Duke | 4.5 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Duke | 4.5 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tulane
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Primary metric
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.
#2
Middle Tennessee
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.
#3
Syracuse
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.6 takeover score.
#4
Arizona State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.
#5
Georgia Tech
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Duke
4.5 primary output · 9.8 efficiency · 3.4 usage
13.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · Duke
13.8
4.5 primary · 9.8 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Duke
6.8
1.5 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8722
Seminole · Sanford, FL
- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
22
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 18 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.