Last confirmed: Houston, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 205 lb · DeSoto, TX · Bishop Dunne
Nick Watkins: CB · Houston · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nick Watkins
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Memphis — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Houston | 42 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 26 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career | 68 | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-27@ Rice | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-18vs Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 49-63@ Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-26vs Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-36@ Navy | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 57-36vs No. 21 South Florida | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-45@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 49-59vs Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-17vs Tulane | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-52@ Memphis | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-70@ No. 22 Army | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
42tackles this season42 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.0%
474 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Notre Dame and Houston, 68 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly and Major Applewhite.
