Anthony Watts: DL · Marshall · #19.
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Anthony Watts
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Jeff Brohm and Charles Huff. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Georgia State — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Norfolk State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-21@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-34@ Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-16@ Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7vs Gardner-Webb | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23vs Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-12@ James Madison | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-24vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-21vs App State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-10@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-23vs Georgia State | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 34 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
3%1 hurry34 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.3%
365 pass / 588 run
Plays / game
73.3
13 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #136 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Purdue and Marshall, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Brohm and Charles Huff.
