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Eric Watts

DL · UConn · Sr. · #95

UConn 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Eric Watts

DL · UConn · Sr · #95

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1436 national
CFB
College
UConn
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Lou Spanos
UConn
2022era →
2023

Coaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UConn1-11HC: Lou Spanos · Balanced
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023UConn34176.52.01----
2022UConn41147.56.0------
2021UConn40176.00.5------
Career1154820.08.51----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 38–31

at Rice

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 SACKS

Edged out Rice on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Zac Dawe’s 2020 season.

Zac Dawe

89%match

BYU · 2020

#2

Mykol Clark

Louisiana Tech · 2021

86%
#3

Caleb Okechukwu

Syracuse · 2021

82%
#4

Andre Carter

Indiana · 2023

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 7
81%
#5

Keith Cooper Jr.

Tulane · 2021

81%

Matches Zac on

Weight
TFL rate
Height

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chace Davis's junior season at Bowling Green (2024).

Chace Davis

86%match

Bowling Green · 2024

#2

Marcel Tyler

Western Michigan · 2025

85%
#3

John Waggoner

Iowa · 2022

83%
#4

Marcus Bragg

Auburn · 2022

83%
#5

Anthony Goodlow

Tulsa · 2022

All-AAC
82%

Matches Chace on

Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate