Dekoda
Watson.
Dekoda
Watson.
Florida St.· 6'1"· 240 lb· 4.55s 40
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers predominantly ran a Cover 2 defense, prioritizing speed and disruption from their linebackers in a 4-3 alignment.
Initially a rotational pass-rushing and special teams contributor, Watson projects as a future starting WILL linebacker in a speed-based Cover 2 scheme.
A traditional 3-4 two-gap system where his size and lack of elite power at the point of attack would be detrimental.
Watson's athletic profile and pass-rushing skills make him a strong fit for a defense that values sideline-to-sideline pursuit and blitzing from the second level.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.55sp50
- Vertical
- 40inp50
- Broad jump
- 134inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.06sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.11sp50
- Bench
- 24repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Florida State | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Florida State | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.