Jaylen Watson
Jaylen Watson (born September 17, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Washington State Cougars.
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 17, 1998 |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lucy C. Laney (Augusta, Georgia) |
| College: | Ventura College (2017–2018) Washington State (2020–2021) |
| NFL Draft: | 2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 243 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Early life and high school
Watson grew up in Augusta, Georgia and attended Lucy Craft Laney High School.
College career
Watson began his college career at Ventura College. As a sophomore, he recorded 43 tackles with 13 pass breakups, four interceptions, and one fumble recovery.[1] Watson initially committed to transfer to USC, but did not enroll at the school and did not play in 2019. Watson later decommitted and signed to transfer to play at Washington State.[2]
Watson became an immediate starter at cornerback for the Washington State Cougars and was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference after recording 13 tackles, two passes broken up, a forced fumble and one recovered fumble in three games during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[3] He repeated as an honorable mention All-Pac 12 selection in his final season.[4]
References
- "TrojanSports - USC lands commitment from intriguing JUCO CB Jaylen Watson". usc.rivals.com.
- "Former USC signee, 2020 recruit Jaylen Watson commits to Washington State | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- "Jaylen Watson made history by choosing the No. 0 in 2020. Here's what Washington State's lockdown CB hopes to do wearing it in 2021 | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- Stovall, Gabriel. "How a minimum wage fast food job reignited this Augusta-area NFL Draft prospect's hopes". The Augusta Chronicle.