Landyn Watson
Landyn Watson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Charles Huff and Mark Stoops. The receipt: 5 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 10–3
at Auburn
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (29 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #27 · 2026 recruiting class #60
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to John Lewis’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Steven Scheidt's junior season at Eastern Michigan (2022).
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