Nathaniel Watson
LB
#40
Experience: R
Height: 6-0
Age: 24
Weight: 233 lbs
College: Mississippi State
2024 SEASON
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Solo3
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SCK0
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FF0
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Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cowboys | L 17 - 33 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | @Jaguars | W 18 - 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | @Commanders | L 13 - 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | @Eagles | L 16 - 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Bengals | L 14 - 21 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ravens | W 29 - 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Chargers | L 10 - 27 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | @Saints | L 14 - 35 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
Career Transactions
Originally selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (206th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Key Notes
- Appeared in 57 games with 46 starts in his collegiate career at Mississippi State (2018-23), recording 379 tackles, 21 sacks, two interceptions and seven passes defensed.
- Led the SEC in total tackles (137) and sacks (10) in 2023.
- Became the first SEC player to lead the conference in both tackles and sacks in the same season.
- Named a finalist for the 2023 Butkus Award for the nation's top linebacker after recording 137 tackles and 10 sacks in 12 games.
- Named the 2023 AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.
- Finished second in the SEC with 113 tackles and a team-leading 12 sacks in 2022.
