Josh Watson: LB · Colorado State · #55.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Josh Watson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Rated a two-star prospect, with three seasons of snaps at Colorado State since. One game to point at: 17 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Air Force — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
129 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Colorado State | 129 | 54 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 109 | 65 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 90 | 40 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 328 | 159 | 21.0 | 4.5 | 12 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-43vs Hawai'i | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-45vs Colorado | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27vs Arkansas | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-48@ Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-35vs Illinois State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-30@ San José State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-18vs New Mexico | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-56@ Boise State | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Wyoming | 17 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 10-49@ Nevada | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-29vs No. 14 Utah State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-27@ Air Force | 17 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 129 | 54 | 8.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
129tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%8 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
3%4 pass breakups129 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Mike Bobo — 17-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 11.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 10.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 11.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
56.4%
501 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
74.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
129 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Colorado State, 328 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Mike Bobo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
