Nathaniel Watson
LB
#40
Experience: R
Height: 6-0
Age: 24
Weight: 233 lbs
College: Mississippi State
2024 SEASON
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Solo5
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SCK0
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FF0
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INT--
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 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.