Eric Watts: DL · UConn · #95.
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Eric Watts
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at UConn. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Boston College — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-24vs NC State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41vs No. 18 Duke | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-34vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs South Florida | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-21@ Boston College | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 3-59@ No. 19 Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-44@ No. 21 James Madison | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-18@ Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 17 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry34 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
49.6%
381 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
374 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #298 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UConn, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Randy Edsall, Lou Spanos, and Jim Mora. Multi-era developmental context.
