Ryan Watson

Boise State

Sep 20 (Sat)

5:00 pm MT

Height:
6-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Conyers, GA
High School:
Heritage
Position:
DL

2015 – Played in all 14 games, starting six … played both linebacker and defensive end … recorded 25 total tackles, including 11 unassisted … had 5.0 tackles for loss for 25 yards and 3.5 sacks for 23 yards … had one forced fumble … season-best five tackles, a forced fumble and 1.5 sacks at Boise State … two tackles at Colorado State … five tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Wyoming … three tackles at Navy … first-career start vs. Morgan State, recording two tackles.

2014 – Played in 12 games … missed the New Mexico game due to injury … recorded 14 total tackles … had three tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks … career-high six tackles against Navy ... moved from defensive line to linebacker in the spring.

2013 -- Played in 11 games ... season-high five tackles, including a sack and a tackle for loss vs. UNLV ... first-career collegiate game came vs. Colgate ... had three tackles in a game three times (Army, Nevada, Colgate) ... one tackle and a fumble recovery vs. Wyoming ... academic all-MW.

High School – Lettered two years in football and one in track … was a two-time first-team all-region selection in football … second-team all-state once and first-team all-state once … was the region player of the year and a multiple winner of the player of the week award … high school football coach was Chad Frazier.

Personal – Son of Ellie and Sharon Watson … has an older sister … majoring in economics … would like to work in acquisitions in the Air Force … completed Operations Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base last summer … also worked on the cadet cadre during survival training and took a class in behavioral sciences … hobbies include filming and working out … was on the cadet cadre for survival training and completed a course in astronautics last summer … completed survival training in the summer of 2015 … also took a law class that summer.

Watson's Career Statistics

Year	G-GS	U-AT	TT	TFL	Sacks	Int
2015	14-6	11-14	25	5.0-25	3.5-23	0
2014	12-0	8-6	14	3.0-9	2.0-6	0
2013	11-0	13-9	22	2.5-18	1.5-12	0
Career	37-6	32-29	61	10.5-52	7.0-41	0