5 Craig Watts
5 - Craig Watts
Height: 6-0
Weight: 195
Year: Sr.
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
High School: Valdosta State / Admiral Farragut Academy
Position: LB
Major: Criminal Justice
gp 10
tk 50.0
sac 1.0
int -
ffum -

2020: Played in four games... Recorded 10 tackles in his Tusculum debut at Newberry (Mar. 6) including three TFL to go along with eight solo stops... Four tackles at Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 10)... Two hits vs Limestone (Apr. 3)... Tallied one tackle at Mars Hill (Mar. 12).

2019: Redshirt.

Valdosta State (2018): Played one season at the Valdosta, Ga. school where he was coached by Kerwin Bell... Member of 2018 NCAA II National Championship team (14-0)... Recorded 70 tackles with one interception in his 14 outings... Posted a season-best 10 tackles against Delta State (Oct. 6)... Seven tackles each against West Alabama (Sep. 15), Florida Tech (Oct. 13) and West Florida (Nov. 3)... Four tackles in DII championship game vs Ferris State (Dec. 15)... Finished the year with three sacks for minus 18 yards... Eight TFL (-29 yds)... Returned an interception for 17 yards against West Florida... Three pass break-ups including two at Florida Tech... Tallied three QB hurries.

South Florida (2017): Coached by Charlie Strong at the Tampa, Fla. school... 2017: Played in 12 games where he totaled five tackles... Posted stops against Illinois (Sep. 15), Temple (Sep. 21), East Carolina (Sep. 30), Cincinnati (Oct. 14) and UConn (Nov. 4).

High School: Graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla... Coached by Ryan Hearn... Florida All-State Class 2A first team as a senior... Totaled 87 tackles and forced two fumbles as a senior... Made seven tackles and forced a fumble in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl as a senior... Named to Tampa Tribune's All-Pinellas Defensive first team as a senior... Ranked No. 10 on Bright House Sports Network's Top-25 List... Posted more than 100 tackles as a junior at Gibbs HS where he was coached by Rick Kravitz... Lettered three seasons on the varsity team at Gibbs HS... Rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals, Scout… rated as the third-best safety recruit in Florida, 25th nationally by Scout…rated as the 17th-best safety prospect in the nation by 247Sports… also received more than 40 offers including interest from Arizona, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Oklahoma, Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Boston College, Colorado, Colorado State, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Miami, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syracuse, Temple, UCF, Virginia, Wake Forest, Wisconsin.

Personal: Born Sep. 6, 1996 in St. Petersburg, Fla... Majoring in criminal justice... Future plans: NFL.

Recent Games
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 25 16
Assists 25 18
Tackles 50.0 34.0
Tackles per game 5.0 4.9
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 7 7
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 2 2
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 at St. Augustine's W, 58-14 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 11 Chowan L, 46-38 3 4 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 Limestone W, 24-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Newberry L, 24-19 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 at #10 Wingate L, 43-35 0 5 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 38-31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 UVA Wise W, 37-21 4 4 8.0 - - 2.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Barton W, 41-17 5 2 7.0 - - 0.5 16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Catawba L, 31-28 2 3 5.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Mars Hill L, 20-7 4 3 7.0 - - 2.0 4 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Carson-Newman W, 48-13 2 1 3.0 1.0 7 2.0 10 - 2 - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 15 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 15 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
Total 15 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 15 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 15 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 - - - - - 0 -
2020-21 5 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 15 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 10 7 17.0 3.4 - - 3.0 23 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 25 25 50.0 5.0 1.0 7 7.0 34 - 2 0 - - 1 -
Total 15 35 32 67.0 4.5 1.0 7 10.0 57 - 2 0 - - 1 -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 25 25 50.0 5.0 1.0 7 7.0 34 - 2 0 - - 1 -
Conference 7 16 18 34.0 4.9 1.0 7 6.5 18 - 2 0 - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 18 13 31.0 5.2 1.0 7 4.5 29 - 2 0 - - - -
Away 4 7 12 19.0 4.8 - - 2.5 5 - - - - - 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 12 8 20.0 4.0 1.0 7 4.5 29 - 2 0 - - 1 -
Losses 5 13 17 30.0 6.0 - - 2.5 5 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 8 7 15.0 3.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
October 4 11 14 25.0 6.3 - - 3.0 20 - - - - - - -
November 2 6 4 10.0 5.0 1.0 7 4.0 14 - 2 0 - - - -