Brandon Watson

Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
DB
Height:
5-11
Weight:
204
Hometown:
Wilmington, Del.
High School:
Eastern Christian Academy

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER HIGHS

Receiving
• Tackles: 5 - (2X) last at Rutgers, 2018
• Solos: 4 - at Rutgers, 2018
• Assists: 3 - (2X) last at Maryland, 2017
• TFLs: 1 - (4X) last at Rutgers, 2018
• Sacks: none
• Int: 1 - (3X) last vs. Penn State, 2018
• FR: none
• PBUs: 2 - (3x) last vs. Penn State, 2018

At Michigan
• Four-year letterman (2015-16-17-18)
• Top notch special teams performer
• Has appeared in 51 games with one career start
• Contributed 79 tackles during his career, with 4.0 for loss and and 18 pass breakups including three interceptions, with two returned for a touchdowns (46 and 62-yard returns)
• One of four players in program history with multiple interceptions returned for touchdowns, joining Thom Darden (1969-71), Lance Dottin (1991), and teammate Lavert Hill (2017-18)

Fifth-year Senior (2018)
• Played in all 13 games at defensive back and contributed on special teams; made a total of 38 tackles and returned two of his three interceptions for touchdowns while earning his fourth varsity letter
• Named Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Western Michigan
• Along with the entire defense, secured a share of Defensive Player of the Week honors for their contributions towards the team performance against Michigan State
• One of four Defensive Players of the Week for his performance against Penn State
• Named to Pro Football Focus College's Defensive National Team of the Week after his performance against Maryland
• Made three tackles and intercepted the first pass of his career at Notre Dame (Sept. 1), returning it 19 yards
• Recorded one breakup and five stops while playing cornerback and contributing on special teams against Western Michigan (Sept. 8)
• Contributed three tackles against SMU (Sept. 15)
• Led all defensive backs with four tackles against Nebraska (Sept. 22) including one for loss
• Broke up one pass and made three total tackles at Northwestern (Sept. 29)
• Returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown against Maryland (Oct. 6)
• Contributed four tackles and added a pass breakup against Wisconsin (Oct. 13)
• Credited with two stops and one pass breakup at Michigan State (Oct. 20)
• Returned an interception of 62 yards for a touchdown, his second pick-six of the season and broke up another pass against Penn State (Nov. 3)
• Totaled five tackles with a team-high four solos and one for loss with one breakup at Rutgers (Nov. 10)
• Contributed four tackles playing cornerback and contributing on special teams against Indiana (Nov. 17)
• Made three tackles playing defensive back and contributing on special teams at Ohio State (Nov. 24)
• Credited with one solo tackle and one pass breakup against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)

Senior (2017)
• Recognized as the Special Teams Player of the Game for his efforts against Purdue
• Played in all 13 games, making 21 tackles with five pass breakups and 1.5 TFLs and earned his third varsity letter
• Notched his first career pass breakup playing cornerback against Florida at the Advocare Classic (Sept. 2)
• Picked up two tackles and a pair of pass breakups against Cincinnati (Sept. 9)
• Made his first career tackle for loss, a half-TFL, against Air Force (Sept. 16) and added an assisted tackle
• Also made contributions on special teams against Florida (Sept. 2), Cincinnati (Sept. 9), Air Force (Sept. 16), Purdue (Sept. 23) and Rutgers (Oct. 28)
• Made four tackles with one for loss against Michigan State (Oct. 7)
• Played cornerback and contributed on special teams at Indiana (Oct. 14)
• Made one solo tackle at Penn State (Oct. 21)
• Contributed three tackles with one solo stop against Minnesota (Nov. 4)
• Made three assisted tackles at Maryland (Nov. 11), playing cornerback and contributing on special teams
• Earned his first career start at cornerback at Wisconsin (Nov. 18), totaling three tackles with two pass breakups
• Credited with two solo stops against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Made a pair of solo tackles playing cornerback and contributing on special teams in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1)

Junior (2016)
• Saw action in all 13 games on special teams and at cornerback, earning his second varsity letter
• Named the team's Special Teams Player of the Game against Hawaii
• Played cornerback against Hawaii (Sept. 3), tallying four tackles
• Assisted on one tackle against Colorado (Sept. 17)
• Posted two solo stops vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 1)
• Assisted on one tackle at Rutgers (Oct. 8), playing cornerback and special teams
• Saw action at cornerback and on special teams vs Illinois (Oct. 22)
• Registered two solo stops against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Assisted on one tackle vs. Maryland (Nov. 5)
• Played special teams and cornerback at Iowa (Nov. 12), against Indiana (Nov. 19) and at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Contributed one special teams stop vs. Florida State in the Orange Bowl (Dec. 30)

Sophomore (2015)
• Appeared in 12 games as a reserve cornerback and on special teams to earn his first varsity letter
• Oregon State (Sept. 12): Made career debut
• Rutgers (Nov. 7): Contributed one tackle
• at Penn State (Nov. 21): Recorded a career-best three tackles
• Ohio State (Nov. 28): Had one tackle

Prep
• Attended Eastern Christian Academy (2014) coached by Dwayne Thomas
• Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds

Personal
• Brandon Watson was born on July 11, 1995
• Earned degree in General Studies from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Enrolled in the School of Social Work