- TKL
- 181
- INT
- 13
- PD
- 14
Career totals · 4 seasons with stats
Scouting Report
Watts won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy in 2023.
Watts was a unanimous All-American in 2023 and a consensus All-American in 2024.
In the Notre Dame record book, Watts ranks No. 3 in career interceptions.
From 2021 to 2024, Watts recorded 181 tackles and 8.5 tackles for loss. From 2023 to 2024, Watts also had 13 interceptions.
Watts was the No. 96 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
In 17-0 that career earns a 91 overall, the highest safety rating at Notre Dame since 1990 and No. 1 among all safeties of the 2020-2024 era.
Honors & Awards
- 2023
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- Unanimous All-American
- 2024
- Consensus All-American
- 2025
- No. 96 overall pick, NFL Draft
Season by Season
| Season | Tkl | TFL | PD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 83 | 3.5 | 9 | 6 |
| Total | 181 | 8.5 | 14 | 13 |
Seasons with tracked stats at Notre Dame. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).
Notre Dame Record Book
- No. 3 in career interceptions
Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.
Notre Dame Teammates
Top Safeties of the 2020-2024 Era
Sources: Wikipedia (Xavier Watts) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.