Markees Watts

Senior defensive end for Charlotte. 2022: 4 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 41 tackles.

DE · Charlotte · Sr.

6′1″ · 240 lb · Gaston, SC

CFB Index 73 · #75 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceCharlotte 2022 alumnus

The story

4 defensive end for Charlotte. 2022: 4 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 41 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Charlotte in 2018.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2473 nationally · Signed with Charlotte

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Charlotte, 22 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20183 games

Signed with Charlotte2-star out of Lancaster

20204 games

All-Conference USA

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202212 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2473 national

CFB

College

Charlotte

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

3 coaches

2018

Brad Lambert

Charlotte

2019–2021

Will Healy

Charlotte

era →

2022

Peter Rossomando

Charlotte

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Brad Lambert, Will Healy, and Peter Rossomando. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Charlotte5-7HC: Brad Lambert · Run-heavy

2019Charlotte7-6HC: Will Healy · Run-heavy

2020Charlotte2-4HC: Will Healy · Run-leaning

2021Charlotte5-7HC: Will Healy · Balanced

2022Charlotte3-9HC: Peter Rossomando · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

73Quality starter #75 of 387?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (93rd percentile). Strength: sacks (91st percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles for loss#167 / 2755 · 93rd pct

9.0

Sacks#215 / 2755 · 91st pct

4.0

QB hurries#199 / 2755 · 90th pct

Tackles#802 / 2755 · 70th pct

Solo tackles#916 / 2755 · 66th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.2	0.9	0.3	0.0
Road6g	3.7	0.6	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	0.2	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.6	1.5	0.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tim Albin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

73 · #75 of 387 edge rushers

Two-star recruit. Now #75 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Charlotte	41	22	9.0	4.0	--	1	--
2021	Charlotte	61	33	7.0	6.0	1	--	--
2020	Charlotte	10	7	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2019	Charlotte	62	30	13.0	9.5	--	--	--
2018	Charlotte	3	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		177	94	31.0	21.5	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022

W 42–41

at Georgia State

3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 2 REC

Edged out Georgia State on the road in a shootout.

With C. Reynolds — 401 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.2 · -3 rush yds (2 car) · B. Rice — 38 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 41 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 13-43@ Florida Atlantic	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 1	L 24-41vs William & Mary	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 21-56vs Maryland	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 42-41@ Georgia State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 20-56@ South Carolina	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 35-41vs UTEP	4	1	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 7	L 20-34@ UAB	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 15-34vs Florida International	5	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 56-23@ Rice	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	L 7-59vs Western Kentucky	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 14-24@ Middle Tennessee	8	6	2.5	1.0	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 12	W 26-21vs Louisiana Tech	6	5	2.5	0.0	1	2.5 TFL
Total		41	22	9.0	4.0	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Markees Watts

20183 games

20204 games

202112 games

202212 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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