Ryan Watts

Ryan Watts is a two-year defensive back who played in and started 24 games with 23 starts.

PRO CAREER

• Has yet to make NFL debut

COLLEGE

• Played in 27 games (22 starts) in his two-year career with Texas (2022-23)
• Registered 100 tackles (73 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, one quarterback hit, three interceptions and six passes defensed
• 2022 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (coaches)
• 2022 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer Player of the Year
• Transferred from Ohio State and enrolled at UT in January 2022
• 2022 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Played in 19 games over two seasons with Ohio State 2020-21)
• 2021 Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in all 12 regular-season games, starting the season-opener against Minnesota in 2021
• Tied for the team lead with two interceptions, which he recorded in back-to-back games against Rutgers and Maryland, to go along with six tackles, including five solo stops
• Played in seven games as a true freshman and recorded four tackles in 2020
• Helped Ohio State to a Big Ten Championship, a Sugar Bowl Championship and an appearance in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

PERSONAL

• Two-way player at Little Elm H.S.
• All-State and two-time all-district honoree
• Ranked No. 150 nationally, No. 10 among safeties and No. 23 overall in Texas by 247Sports
• Rated No. 235 nationally, No. 17 among cornerbacks and No. 40 overall in the state of Texas by ESPN
• Ranked No. 28 nationally among cornerbacks and No. 39 overall in the state of Texas by Rivals
• Second-Team 5A All-State by the Associated Press and honorable mention by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a defensive back in 2019
• First-Team All-District 5-5A Division 1 as both a wide receiver and a cornerback