Armani Watts

Armani Watts (born March 19, 1996) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M.[1]

Armani Watts
Watts in the 2019 NFL season
No. 23 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-19) March 19, 1996
Richmond, CA
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:North Forney (Forney, Texas)
College:Texas A&M
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 124
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:39
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Watts attended and played high school football at North Forney High School.[2]

College career

Watts attended and played college football at Texas A&M from 2014-2017 under head coach Kevin Sumlin.[3] He was a four-year starter for the Aggies and led the team in interceptions as a freshman.[4] In 2017, he started 12 games, had 87 tackles, 10 for loss, four interceptions, five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks.[5] Watts was an All-SEC selection and third-team All-America.[6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 10 12 in
(1.79 m)
202 lb
(92 kg)
31 in
(0.79 m)
8 34 in
(0.22 m)
4.64 s1.64 s2.66 s4.31 s7.09 s35 in
(0.89 m)
10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
13 reps
All values from NFL Draft[7][8]

Watts was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round (124th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, using the fourth-round pick acquired in the Marcus Peters trade.[9] In Week 4, against the Denver Broncos, he recorded his first career sack.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on October 9, 2018 after suffering a groin injury in Week 5.[11] Watts won Super Bowl LIV when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.

References

  1. "Former Texas A&M safety Armani Watts to compete in Senior Bowl today". The Eagle. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. Richards, Mathew. "North Forney grad, Armani Watts, snags two interceptions for Kansas City Chiefs against Green Bay Packers". inForney.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. "Texas A&M's Christian Kirk, Armani Watts are playing for Kevin Sumlin as coach sits on the hot seat". SportsDay. July 12, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. "2014 Texas A&M Aggies Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. "Armani Watts 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  6. "Texas A&M players make AP All-SEC teams". 247 Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  7. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Armani Watts". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. "Texas A&M FS Armani Watts : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  9. "Chiefs pick Texas A&M S Armani Watts in 4th round". ArrowheadPride.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  10. "Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos - October 1st, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  11. "ROSTER MOVES: Armani Watts, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif placed on injured reserve; Frank Zombo returns". ArrowheadPride.com. October 9, 2018.
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