Xavier Watts Stats & College Stats

Xavier Watts is a safety for the Atlanta Falcons. He was selected with pick 96 of round 3 in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame. In the 2026 regular season he made 37 tackles (22 solo) with 0.5 sacks and 1 interception. At Notre Dame (2021–24) he made 181 tackles (8.5 for loss), recorded 1.5 sacks and had 13 interceptions and 14 passes defended.

Player details

Position: SAF
Team: Atlanta Falcons
Jersey: #31
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 203 lbs
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: 2025 · Round 3 · Pick 96

Career defensive stats

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF	Def TD
2026	ATL	6	22	15	1	0.5	1	1	2	1	0
2025	ATL	17	57	37	0	0	0	5	11	0	0

2026 game log

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
1	PIT	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	CAR	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	GB	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
4	NO	5	3	0	0.5	1	0	0	0
5	BAL	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	CHI	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

College career stats

Season	School	G	Tackles	Solo	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
2024	Notre Dame	16	83	53	3.5	0	6	9
2023	Notre Dame	12	47	28	3	0.5	7	3
2022	Notre Dame	11	36	22	2	1	0	2
2021	Notre Dame	5	15	11	0	0	0	0

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
1	PIT	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	CAR	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	GB	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
4	NO	5	3	0	0.5	1	0	0	0
5	BAL	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	CHI	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
1	PIT	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	CAR	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	GB	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
4	NO	5	3	0	0.5	1	0	0	0
5	BAL	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	CHI	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
1	PIT	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	CAR	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	GB	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
4	NO	5	3	0	0.5	1	0	0	0
5	BAL	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	CHI	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0