Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-31vs SMU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#9
Antonio Watts
Senior defensive back on Louisville's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Columbus, GA · Carver
CFB Index 78 · #69 of 583 LBsLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Louisville)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1661 nationally · Signed with Louisville
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Louisville's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisville in 2022.
Antonio Watts
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent four seasons in the Louisville secondary. The receipt: 3 tackles against SMU — Week 3, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of Carver
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Louisville
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Louisville
Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Louisville
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 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 | 127 | 73 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 7 | 3 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Antonio Watts's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–31
vs SMU
3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.
With L. Kienholz — 177 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.8 · 42 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · N. Hayes — 37.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 30-13 over that span.
2023Louisville10-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2026Louisville2-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
42.0%
79 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
62.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
78 · #69 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #69 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lance Dixon’s 2024 season.
74%match
Matches Lance on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Lance on
Class year (lower)
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).
Matches Curtis on
Tackle volume
Weight
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Antonio Watts
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…
The secondary · Louisville
- #5Koen Entringer73 tackles · 2025
- #13Tayon Holloway42 tackles · 2025
- #9Antonio Watts42 tackles · 2025
- #4Jabari Mack34 tackles · 2025
- #10Kaleb Beasley24 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology