Markees Watts

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Markees Watts
No. 58 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position Linebacker
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1999-12-07) December 7, 1999 (age 25)
Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Lancaster
College Charlotte (2018–2022)
NFL draft 2023: undrafted
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2025
Total tackles 9
Sacks 1.0
Forced fumbles 0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Markees Watts (born December 7, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Charlotte 49ers and was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2023.

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Early life

Watts was born on December 7, 1999, and grew up in Lancaster, South Carolina. [1] [2] He attended Lancaster High School and earned back-to-back regional defensive player of the year awards as a sophomore and junior, after having compiled 27 sacks during that time. [3] He had a season-ending injury on the first play of his senior season. [3] Ranked a two-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Charlotte 49ers. [4]

College career

As a true freshman at Charlotte in 2018, Watts played all 12 games and had two tackles. [5] The following year, he started all 13 games and placed third in the conference with 9.5 sacks, being named honorable mention All-Conference USA. [5] He played five games, one as a starter, in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. [5] In 2021, he started all 12 games and led them in tackles-for-loss (9.0) and placed second in sacks (4.0). [5]

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
6 ft 0+1⁄2 in
(1.84 m)		234 lb
(106 kg)		33 in
(0.84 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.74 s1.69 s2.73 s4.42 s7.09 s31.5 in
(0.80 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		23 reps
All values from Pro Day [6]

Watts signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Markees Watts". ESPN.
  2. ↑ Foster, Bryson (August 31, 2021). "Forged by Fire: Watts looks to step up for Charlotte defense". Niner Times.
  3. 1 2 McCormick, Brett (September 6, 2017). "Lancaster's Watts has senior season derailed on first play". The Rock Hill Herald . p. B2 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. 1 2 Auman, Greg (August 23, 2023). "Markees Watts was passed over by every team. The edge rusher is blowing the Bucs away". Fox News.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Markees Watts". Charlotte 49ers.
  6. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Markees Watts College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
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