Last confirmed: Arkansas, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 298 lb · St. Louis, MO · Christian Brothers College
Armon Watts: DL · Arkansas · #90.
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Armon Watts
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three seasons at Arkansas, two different head coaches: Bret Bielema and Chad Morris. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Missouri — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-20vs Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-34@ Colorado State | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-44vs North Texas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-34@ No. 9 Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24@ Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-65vs No. 1 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-37vs Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-0vs Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-45vs Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24vs No. 9 LSU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-52@ No. 25 Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-38@ Missouri | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 49 | 25 | 8.5 | 7.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%8 TFLSack rate
14%7 sacksHurry rate
6%3 hurries49 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Morris
Pass share
46.1%
369 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
49 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Arkansas, 7 sacks — drafted at #190 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bret Bielema → Chad Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 8th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 8th NFL season
