Landyn Watson is a linebacker at Kansas who has not played in Kansas's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kentucky.
Kansas lists 13 linebackers this season.
Kansas is 3-5. Next: vs UCF, Sat Nov 7.
Watson is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Charles Huff and Mark Stoops. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-16vs Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-35@ South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-16vs No. 21 Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-56vs No. 17 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-3@ Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-10vs Tennessee Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45@ No. 12 Vanderbilt | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 0-41@ Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups21 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
46.2%
366 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #567 at the position.
Played for two programs.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 4 schools: Gary Patterson, Jerry Kill, Sonny Dykes, Charles Huff, Mark Stoops and Lance Leipold.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
