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Xavier Watts
SAF · ATL · 2025–2026
Born November 22, 2001 · College Notre Dame · Drafted 2025, round 3, pick 96 (ATL) · 6-0, 203 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ATL | 17 | 96 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2026 | ATL | 9 | 58 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | ATL | 26 | 154 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ATL | 17 | – | – | 1,078 | 99.1 |
Game logs
2026 game log (9 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | @ PIT | L 13–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | vs CAR | L 3–34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-24 | @ GB | W 35–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2026-10-05 | @ NO | W 45–24 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | vs BAL | L 23–30 OT | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | vs CHI | L 23–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | vs SF | W 29–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | @ TB | L 0–16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | vs CIN | L 17–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (17 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs TB | L 20–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ MIN | W 22–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ CAR | L 0–30 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs WAS | W 34–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2025-10-13 | vs BUF | W 24–14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | @ SF | L 10–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs MIA | L 10–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ NE | L 23–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ IND | L 25–31 OT | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs CAR | L 27–30 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ NO | W 24–10 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | @ NYJ | L 24–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs SEA | L 9–37 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-11 | @ TB | W 29–28 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ ARI | W 26–19 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-29 | vs LA | W 27–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs NO | W 19–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |