Antonio Watts
Antonio Watts
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent three seasons in the Louisville linebacker corps. The receipt: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Clemson — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 42 | 22 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 51 | 31 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | 27 | 15 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 120 | 68 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–21
at Miami
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #48
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lance Dixon’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Curtis Jacobs's junior season at Penn State (2022).
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Background
PRONUNCIATION 2025: Named Honorable Mention All-ACC ... missed three games with an injury ... credited with 42 tackles and 65 tackles for loss in 10 games ... led the team with three interceptions ... recorded a pair of tackles and a hurry in the win over Eastern Kentucky ... finished with five t...