Jaylen Watson

DB · Iowa · So. · #3

Kansas City — drafted 2022, Rd 7, Pick 22, #243 overall

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

Jaylen Watson

DB · Iowa · So · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Iowa

2024–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #243

Kansas City · 2022

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas CityEntering 5th NFL season

#243Rd 7 · Pick 22

Kansas CityEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy

2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Iowa	15	13	1	--	--
2024	Iowa	5	3	--	--	--
Career		20	16	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 34–27

at Vanderbilt

7 TOT · 6 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Avyonne Jones’s 2024 season.

Avyonne Jones

91%match

Coastal Carolina · 2024

Jace Arnold

Sam Houston · 2025

90%

Harlem Howard

Oregon State · 2025

84%

Bryson Whitehead

Charlotte · 2022

80%

Jackson Greene

App State · 2022

79%

Matches Avyonne on

Height

Tackle volume

PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jace Arnold's sophomore season at Sam Houston (2025).

Jace Arnold

90%match

Sam Houston · 2025

Kevyn Humes

Maryland · 2025

86%

Josiah Charles

New Mexico State · 2024

85%

Tyler Williams

UTEP · 2023

85%

Lynard Harris

UL Monroe · 2025

81%

Matches Jace on

Class year

Height

TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #8424

Final rank

#8424

Avg #8801.0

Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #8424 this season.