Ryan Watts (American football)

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Ryan Watts
Texas Longhorns–No. 6
Position Cornerback
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: Little Elm, Texas
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight206 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
High school Little Elm (TX)

Ryan Watts is an American football cornerback for the Texas Longhorns. He previously played at Ohio State.

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Early years

Watts hometown is Little Elm, Texas and he attended Little Elm High School. Watts was ranked as the number 29 cornerback and number 341 overall prospect in the country by 247Sports. [1] Watts committed to play college football at the Ohio State. [2] [3]

College career

Ohio State

As a freshman in 2020, Watts recorded five tackles in three games. [4] In week five of the 2021 season, he recorded his first career interception in a win over Rutgers. [5] In the following week, Watts would record another interception, as he helped the Buckeyes beat Maryland. [6] [7] He finished the 2021 season with six tackles and two interceptions. [8] After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Watts decided to enter the transfer portal. [8] [9]

Texas

Watts transferred to Texas to continue his college career. [10] [11] In week eight of the 2022 season, he recorded his first interception as a Longhorn, but Texas lost to Oklahoma State. [12] [13] Watts finished the 2022 season with 51 tackles with four going for a loss, a sack, three pass deflections, and an interception. [14] For his performance, he was named an all-Big 12 honorable mention. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Holland, EJ. "Four-star Little Elm CB Ryan Watts commits to Oklahoma". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Wells, Adam. "4-Star CB Ryan Watts Commits to Ohio State After Oklahoma Decommitment". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Means, Stephen. "Ryan Watts, 4-star 2020 cornerback, commits to Ohio State football: Buckeyes recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Watts 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Gulick, Brendan. "Ohio State Obliterates Rutgers For Third Straight Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Maryland 17-66 Ohio State (Oct 9, 2021) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Marotta, Eddie. "Live Updates: No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Maryland Terrapins". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 Baird, Nathan. "Ohio State football's Ryan Watts enters transfer portal after two seasons with Buckeyes". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Lind, Andrew. "Ohio State Cornerback Ryan Watts Enters Name Into Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Lind, Andrew. "Former Ohio State Cornerback Ryan Watts Transferring To Texas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Estes, Taylor. "Texas lands commitment from Ohio State transfer CB Ryan Watts". 247Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Jeyarajah, Shehan. "Oklahoma State vs. Texas score, takeaways: Quinn Ewers struggles as No. 11 Cowboys outlast No. 20 Longhorns". CBS Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Dimmitt, Zach. "Live In-Game Updates: FINAL: Oklahoma State 41, Texas 34". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ryan Watts 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Wells, Justin. "Texas Football nets 12 on the 2023 Senior Bowl Watch List". On3.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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