Brandon Watson: DB · Michigan · #28.
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Brandon Watson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the same secondary at Michigan. On tape: 4 tackles against Indiana, Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2.5 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
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24@ No. 12 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-20vs SMU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-10vs Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-21vs Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-13vs No. 15 Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-7@ No. 24 Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-7vs No. 14 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-7@ Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-20vs Indiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 39-62@ No. 10 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 15-41vs No. 10 Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL34 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh, all run-heavy offenses — 28-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
38.6%
340 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Jim Harbaugh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
