Armani Watts

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Armani Watts
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Watts with the Chiefs in 2019
No. 25, 23
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-19) March 19, 1996 (age 28)
Richmond, California, U.S.
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
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:58
Sacks:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at PFR

Armani Watts (born March 19, 1996) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Texas A&M [1] and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL draft.

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Early life

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 to 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-Southeastern Conference selection and third-team All-America. [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
(1.79 m)		202 lb
(92 kg)		31 in
(0.79 m)		8+3⁄4 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 Combine [7] [8]

Kansas City Chiefs

Watts was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round with the 124th overall pick in 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. [12]

Indianapolis Colts

On April 5, 2022, Watts signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [13] He was set to miss the entire 2022 season after being placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2022 with an injured ankle. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Former Texas A&M safety Armani Watts to compete in Senior Bowl today". The Eagle. January 27, 2018. 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. ↑ Baby, Ben (July 12, 2017). "Texas A&M's Christian Kirk, Armani Watts are playing for Kevin Sumlin as coach sits on the hot seat". SportsDay. 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. ↑ Perroni, Brian (December 4, 2017). "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. ↑ Swanson, Kent (April 28, 2018). "Chiefs pick Texas A&M S Armani Watts in 4th round". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – October 1st, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ Sweeney, Pete (October 9, 2018). "ROSTER MOVES: Armani Watts, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif placed on injured reserve; Frank Zombo returns". ArrowheadPride.com.
  12. ↑ "Super Bowl LIV – San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 2nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Colts Sign Safety Armani Watts". Colts.com. April 5, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Colts Announce Final 2022 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. August 30, 2022.
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