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1 Isiah Watts
Isiah Watts
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    Osborn
  • Previous College:
    Olivet
  • Position:
    DB
  • gp
    8
  • tk
    29.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Senior (2023): Made eight starts at safety...Made 29 tackles, fourth among defensive backs...Five pass breakups were second-most on the team...Made season-high six tackles on November 4 vs. Rose-Hulman

Senior (2022): Played in five games...Recorded three tackles (all solo)...Completed three passes for zero yards and rushed eight times for 23 yards.

Junior (2021): Played in six games...Completed 16 passes for 118 yards...Notched 19 rushes for 17 yards.

Freshman (2019): Attended NCAA Division III Olivet College in Michigan, where he was a member of the football team that went 8-2 overall... Also participated in basketball.

Prep: Graduated in 2019 from Osborn High School... Competed in football (four varsity letters), basketball, baseball, and track and field... Three-year starting quarterback in football... Honorable Mention All-State pick by the Associated Press and Detroit News as a senior... Selected Honorable Mention All-Detroit by the Detroit Free Press in 2018... Named All-Public School League all four years... Passed for 346 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 69 yards and another score in a 46-6 win over East English his senior season... Also excelled as a basketball player, pitcher in baseball and in track... On the track, he holds school records in the 400-meter run (55.61) and 800 meters (2:08.14)... Pitched a no-hitter versus Detroit Southeastern in 2018... Knocked down the game-winning shot in a 66-65 victory against Denby in the state playoffs his junior year... Honor student.

Personal: Son of Aquanna Watts... Majoring in business administration with a criminal justice minor.

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 18 13
Assists 11 5
Tackles 29.0 18.0
Tackles per game 3.6 3.6
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 1 3 4.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 4 0 4.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 4 0 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 3 3 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 2 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 6 16 43 37.2% 118 19.7 2.7 0 3 27 46.3
2022-23 5 3 6 50.0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 50.0
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 19 19 49 38.8% 118 6.2 2.4 0 3 27 46.8

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 19 17 2.8 0.9 0 10 - -
2022-23 5 8 23 4.6 2.9 0 18 - -
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 27 40 2.1 1.5 0 18 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 - - - - - - -
2023-24 8 - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - 0
Total 19 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 6 17 - - - 17 2.8
2022-23 5 23 - - - 23 4.6
2023-24 8 - - - - 0 .0
Total 19 40 - - - 40 2.1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 3 0 3.0 .6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 8 18 11 29.0 3.6 0.0 0 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 19 22 11 33.0 1.7 0.0 0 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 8 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 8 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 2 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 8 18 11 29.0 3.6 0.0 0 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Conference 5 13 5 18.0 3.6 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 4 6 8 14.0 3.5 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Away 4 12 3 15.0 3.8 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 10 1 11.0 3.7 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Losses 5 8 10 18.0 3.6 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Month                                
September 4 9 6 15.0 3.8 0.0 0 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
October 2 5 0 5.0 2.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 2 4 5 9.0 4.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0