2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Nick Watson
Second year in the Florida International defensive front. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Long Island University — Week 4, 2026.
10 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-3vs Long Island University | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 22-3vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-26vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
10%1 hurry10 tackles · 1 for loss.
2 seasons under Willie Simmons, all balanced offenses — 10-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
50.7%
272 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
67.1
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
