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
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Armani Watts (born March 19, 1996) is an American former 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+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 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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