Armani Watts

American football player (born 1996)

American football player
Armani Watts
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Watts with the Chiefs in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-19) March 19, 1996 (age 28)
Richmond, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:North Forney (Forney, Texas)
College:Texas A&M
Position:Safety
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 124
Career history
  • Kansas City Chiefs (2018–2021)
  • Indianapolis Colts (2022)
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (LIV)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:58
Sacks:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Armani Watts (born March 19, 1996) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M[1] and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Early years

Watts attended and played high school football at North Forney High School.[2]

College career

Watts attended and played college football at Texas A&M from 2014 to 2017 under head coach Kevin Sumlin.[3] He was a four-year starter for the Aggies and led the team in interceptions as a freshman.[4] In 2017, he started 12 games, had 87 tackles, 10 for loss, four interceptions, five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks.[5] Watts was an All-Southeastern Conference selection and third-team All-America.[6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄2 in
(1.79 m) 		202 lb
(92 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		8+3⁄4 in
(0.22 m)		 4.64 s 1.64 s 2.66 s 4.31 s 7.09 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 13 reps
All values from NFL Combine[7][8]

Kansas City Chiefs

Watts was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round with the 124th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, using the fourth-round pick acquired in the Marcus Peters trade.[9] In Week 4, against the Denver Broncos, he recorded his first career sack.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on October 9, 2018, after suffering a groin injury in Week 5.[11] Watts won Super Bowl LIV when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31–20.[12]

Indianapolis Colts

On April 5, 2022, Watts signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2022.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Former Texas A&M safety Armani Watts to compete in Senior Bowl today". The Eagle. January 27, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Richards, Mathew. "North Forney grad, Armani Watts, snags two interceptions for Kansas City Chiefs against Green Bay Packers". inForney.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Baby, Ben (July 12, 2017). "Texas A&M's Christian Kirk, Armani Watts are playing for Kevin Sumlin as coach sits on the hot seat". SportsDay. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "2014 Texas A&M Aggies Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Armani Watts 2017 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Perroni, Brian (December 4, 2017). "Texas A&M players make AP All-SEC teams". 247 Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Armani Watts". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Texas A&M FS Armani Watts : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  9. ^ Swanson, Kent (April 28, 2018). "Chiefs pick Texas A&M S Armani Watts in 4th round". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – October 1st, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  11. ^ Sweeney, Pete (October 9, 2018). "ROSTER MOVES: Armani Watts, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif placed on injured reserve; Frank Zombo returns". ArrowheadPride.com.
  12. ^ "Super Bowl LIV – San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 2nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Colts Sign Safety Armani Watts". Colts.com. April 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "Colts Announce Final 2022 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. August 30, 2022.

External links

  • Texas A&M Aggies bio
  • Media related to Armani Watts at Wikimedia Commons
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Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LIV champions