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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Clemson
Carlos Watkins
DT • 6'3" • Mooresboro, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Carlos Watkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
92
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Carlos Watkins built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Mooresboro, NC wearing No. 94, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Carlos Watkins' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 36
- Overall
- No. 142
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Carlos Watkins, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson. Carlos Watkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Carlos Watkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · DT
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Chase · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Chase · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 4 · Pick 36 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · DT 16th (top 7%) · ACC 74th (top 13%) · National 702nd (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 41 |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 70 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 15 | 41 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 70 |
Related Context
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Carlos Watkins played DT for Clemson. Across 5 tracked seasons, Carlos Watkins recorded 50 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Clemson paired 32 primary output with 34.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Clemson
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
34.6
Usage
9.7
Consistency
64.7
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1. Ohio State: 6. Auburn: 0. Troy: 2. South Carolina State: 2. Georgia Tech: 2. Louisville: 3. Boston College: 0. NC State: 4. Florida State: 0. Syracuse: 2. Pittsburgh: 3.5. Wake Forest: 2. South Carolina: 2. Virginia Tech: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 6 by 35. Ohio State: 3 by 62.5. Auburn: 3 by 12.5. Troy: 2 by 28.3. South Carolina State: 1 by 24.2. Georgia Tech: 4 by 36.7. Louisville: 5 by 50.8. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. NC State: 6 by 65. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 3 by 32.5. Pittsburgh: 4 by 51.7. Wake Forest: 3 by 32.5. South Carolina: 2 by 28.3. Virginia Tech: 5 by 45.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.0 · Games = 14 · -1.5 vs Losses
Losses3.5 · Games = 1 · +1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
65 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/10 | @ Alabama | W 35-31 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 1/1 | vs Ohio State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | W 42-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 56-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | W 35-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs PittsburghSplash game | L 42-43 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 54-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Florida State | W 37-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 24-17 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/7 | @ Boston College | W 56-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 42-36 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 9/22 | @ Georgia TechSplash game | W 26-7 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs South Carolina StateSplash game | W 59-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs TroySplash game | W 30-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Auburn | W 19-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Carlos Watkins story
Carlos Watkins built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Mooresboro, NC wearing No. 94, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Carlos Watkins' career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Carlos Watkins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 32 | 34.6 | 9.7 | 31 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 32 | 34.6 | 9.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 1 · W 31-0 · Postseason
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs NC State
Week 7 · W 24-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Pittsburgh
Week 11 · L 42-43 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#4
@ Virginia Tech
Week 14 · W 42-35 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#5
vs App State
Week 2 · W 41-10
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Clemson
32 primary output · 34.6 efficiency · 9.7 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Clemson
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32 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Clemson
41
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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