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
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