Watts with the Chiefs in 2019 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
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Born: | Richmond, California, U.S. | March 19, 1996||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | North Forney ( Forney, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
Position: | Safety | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 124 | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Armani Watts (born March 19, 1996) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M [1] and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Watts attended and played high school football at North Forney High School. [2]
Watts attended and played college football at Texas A&M from 2014 to 2017 under head coach Kevin Sumlin. [3] He was a four-year starter for the Aggies and led the team in interceptions as a freshman. [4] In 2017, he started 12 games, had 87 tackles, 10 for loss, four interceptions, five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks. [5] Watts was an All-Southeastern Conference selection and third-team All-America. [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.64 s | 1.64 s | 2.66 s | 4.31 s | 7.09 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
13 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [7] [8] |
Watts was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round with the 124th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, using the fourth-round pick acquired in the Marcus Peters trade. [9] In Week 4, against the Denver Broncos, he recorded his first career sack. [10] He was placed on injured reserve on October 9, 2018, after suffering a groin injury in Week 5. [11] Watts won Super Bowl LIV when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31–20. [12]
On April 5, 2022, Watts signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [13] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2022. [14]
Watts with the Chiefs in 2019 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
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Born: | Richmond, California, U.S. | March 19, 1996||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | North Forney ( Forney, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
Position: | Safety | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 124 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Armani Watts (born March 19, 1996) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M [1] and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Watts attended and played high school football at North Forney High School. [2]
Watts attended and played college football at Texas A&M from 2014 to 2017 under head coach Kevin Sumlin. [3] He was a four-year starter for the Aggies and led the team in interceptions as a freshman. [4] In 2017, he started 12 games, had 87 tackles, 10 for loss, four interceptions, five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks. [5] Watts was an All-Southeastern Conference selection and third-team All-America. [6]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.64 s | 1.64 s | 2.66 s | 4.31 s | 7.09 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
13 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [7] [8] |
Watts was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round with the 124th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, using the fourth-round pick acquired in the Marcus Peters trade. [9] In Week 4, against the Denver Broncos, he recorded his first career sack. [10] He was placed on injured reserve on October 9, 2018, after suffering a groin injury in Week 5. [11] Watts won Super Bowl LIV when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31–20. [12]
On April 5, 2022, Watts signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [13] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2022. [14]