Bryce Watts: DB · Massachusetts · #2.
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Bryce Watts
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Justin Fuente and Alex Miller. On tape: 7 tackles against Toledo, Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 43 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 70 | 52 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-51@ Pittsburgh | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-45vs Boston College | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-53@ No. 17 Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-45vs Toledo | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 27-13vs UConn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-59@ Florida State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-62@ Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 22-35vs Rhode Island | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-33@ Army | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-44@ New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL43 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Miller
Pass share
44.7%
331 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
61.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
351 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #360 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Virginia Tech and Massachusetts, 70 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Justin Fuente, Mack Brown, Walt Bell and Alex Miller.
