Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 11.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Preston Watson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Lake Mary, FL wearing No. 95, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Preston Watson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Preston Watson, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Duke. Preston Watson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 22
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Preston Watson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · DT
- Career Tackles
- 22
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Duke
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Seminole · Duke
- High school pipeline
- Seminole · 35 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · DT 120th (top 52%) · ACC 322nd (top 41%) · National 2,468th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 18.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Duke | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Duke | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38.9 |
Related Context
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Preston Watson played DT for Duke. Across 2 tracked seasons, Preston Watson recorded 22 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Duke paired 6.5 primary output with 11.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 11.6 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: North Carolina
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Duke
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
11.6
Usage
3.5
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 1. Elon: 0. Illinois: 0. Tulane: 1.5. Syracuse: 1. California: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Clemson: 0. UConn: 0. North Carolina: 2. Wake Forest: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 1 by 14.2. Elon: 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 20. Wake Forest: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
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 CarolinaSplash game | 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 Elon | W 45-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Preston Watson story
Preston Watson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive tackle from Lake Mary, FL wearing No. 95, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Preston Watson's career was his defensive production: 22 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Preston Watson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Duke
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 2.5 | 7.7 | 1.6 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Duke | 6.5 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Duke | 6.5 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 91 North Carolina
Week 13 · W 32-25 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 45 Tulane
Week 3 · L 27-34
1.5
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 4 · W 45-17
1
Havoc Plays
49.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.
#4
vs UConn
Week 3 · W 26-21
1
Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 115 Syracuse
Week 5 · W 38-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Duke
6.5 primary output · 11.6 efficiency · 3.5 usage
38.9
#2
2025 Regular Season · Duke
38.9
6.5 primary · 11.6 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Duke
18.5
2.5 primary · 7.7 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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