Jaylen Watson
| No. 35 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 17, 1998 Augusta, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Laney (Augusta, Georgia) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 243 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2022 | |||||||||
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Jaylen Watson (born September 17, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ventura College before transferring to Washington State. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Early life and high school
Watson grew up in Augusta, Georgia and attended Lucy Craft Laney High School as well as Curtis Baptist High School.[1][2]
College career
Watson began his college career at Ventura College. As a sophomore, he recorded 43 tackles with 13 pass breakups, four interceptions, and one fumble recovery.[3] Watson initially committed to transfer to USC, but did not qualify academically to enroll at the school. He did not play in 2019 and returned to Augusta, where he worked at a local Wendy's restaurant that was managed by his mother while also completing his coursework.[4] Watson later signed to transfer to play at Washington State.[5]
Watson became an immediate starter at cornerback for the Washington State Cougars and was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference after recording 13 tackles, two passes broken up, a forced fumble and one recovered fumble in three games during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[6] He repeated as an honorable mention All-Pac 12 selection in his final season.[7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.49 s | 1.60 s | 2.60 s | 4.22 s | 7.15 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) |
11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
18 reps | |
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Watson was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round, 243rd overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft.[10]
Watson recorded his first career interception and touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers. He returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown.[11] For his performance, he was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[12]
References
- ^ Robertson, Brendan (August 31, 2022). "Laney's Jaylen Watson is latest local player to make a 53-man NFL roster". WJBF. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Lee, David (August 23, 2015). "New-look Curtis Baptist hoping to clear hurdle, claim title". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Young, Ryan (January 27, 2019). "TrojanSports - USC lands commitment from intriguing JUCO CB Jaylen Watson". usc.rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Farmer, Sam (September 15, 2022). "From Wendy's to NFL: Jaylen Watson smokes Chargers in Chiefs' win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ Lawson, Theo (June 26, 2020). "Former USC signee, 2020 recruit Jaylen Watson commits to Washington State". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Lawson, Theo (August 10, 2021). "Jaylen Watson made history by choosing the No. 0 in 2020. Here's what Washington State's lockdown CB hopes to do wearing it in 2021". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Stovall, Gabriel (April 25, 2022). "How a minimum wage fast food job reignited this Augusta-area NFL Draft prospect's hopes". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ "Jaylen Watson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Jaylen Watson, Washington State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Howorth, Alasdair (September 16, 2022). "Rookie Jaylen Watson steals the show as the Kansas City Chiefs edge out the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24 on Thursday Night Football". CNN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (September 21, 2022). "Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown highlight Players of the Week". NFL.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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