Nick Watkins: CB · Houston · #9.
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Nick Watkins
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Brian Kelly and Major Applewhite. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Memphis — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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 | Houston | 42 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 26 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career | 68 | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-27@ Rice | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-18vs Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 49-63@ Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-26vs Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-36@ Navy | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 57-36vs No. 21 South Florida | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-45@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 49-59vs Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-17vs Tulane | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-52@ Memphis | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-70vs No. 22 Army | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
42tackles this season42 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.0%
474 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Notre Dame and Houston, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly and Major Applewhite.
