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2024 Football Roster

7 Drue Watts

  • Position Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 218
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Palmdale, Calif.
  • High School Sierra Canyon HS

Biography

College Football News Freshman All-America Third Team (2023)
2x All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2022-23)

NEVADA CAREER
RS JUNIOR (2024):
 Started all nine games in which he appeared before a season-ending injury ... Finished second on the team with 65 tackles (39 solo) ... Tied for third on the team with 4.5 tackles-for-loss, with an interception and three passes broken up ... Made nine tackles (eight solo), a tackle-for-loss, and broke up a pass against SMU (Aug. 24) ... Had career-high 12 tackles with 1.5 TFL at Troy (Aug. 31) ... Broke up a pass and made eight tackles against Georgia Southern (Sept. 7) ... Made a career-high 13 tackles in win over Oregon State (Oct. 12) ... Intercepted a pass against Fresno State (Oct. 18) ... Had a sack among his six tackles at Hawai'i (Oct. 26).

RS SOPHOMORE (2023): Named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention for the second-straight year ... Led the nation with four fumble recoveries ... Team Captain ... Appeared in all 12 games, starting 11 ... Second on the team with 6.0 tackles-for-loss, while making 60 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and breaking up three passes ... Recovered a fumble and assisted on a tackle at No. 6/6 USC (Sept. 2) ... Made three tackles (one solo) and recovered a fumble against Idaho (Sept. 9) ... Shared a sack, recovered his third fumble, and made four tackles against Kansas (Sept. 16) ... Recovered his fourth fumble of the season, made six tackles at Texas State (Sept. 23) ... Made a tackle-for-loss among his six tackles at Fresno State (Sept. 30) ... Shared a TFL among five tackles against UNLV (Oct. 14) ... Broke up a pass and made five tackles (three solo) in win at San Diego State (Oct. 21) ... Had a tackle-for-loss among his four tackles against New Mexico (Oct. 28) ... Made six tackles (five solo) against Hawai'i (Nov. 4) ... Had a tackle-for-loss among his seven tackles (five solo) at Utah State (Nov. 11) ... Broke up a pass and had eight tackles, including a TFL, at Colorado State (Nov. 18) ... Recorded a sack among six tackles against Wyoming (Nov. 25).

RS FRESHMAN (2022): Earned a spot on College Football News' Freshman All-America Third Team ... Named All-Mountain West Honorable Mention ... Played in all 12 games, made nine starts ... Second on the team in sacks (3.0) and tackles-for-loss (9.0), and fourth in tackles (57) ... Also picked off a pass, which he returned for 19 yards ... Made three tackles (two solo) in opener at New Mexico State (Aug. 27) ... Had a tackle-for-loss among his four tackles against Texas State (Sept. 3) ... Among his four tackles (two solo) against Incarnate Word, had a tackle-for-loss (Sept. 10) ... Picked up a sack at Iowa (Sept. 17) ... Made career-high 11 tackles (seven solo), including one for loss, at Air Force (Sept. 23) ... Got another sack, made three solo tackles against Colorado State (Oct. 7) ... Recorded another tackle-for-loss at Hawai'i (Oct. 15) ... Made seven solo tackles, including a tackle-for-loss, against San Diego State (Oct. 22) ... Had a sack among his six tackles at San José State (Oct. 29) ... Posted eight tackles (three solo) against Boise State (Nov. 12) ... Picked off a pass and made a tackle-for-loss at UNLV (Nov. 26).

FRESHMAN (2021): Appeared in one game, did not record a stat. 

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Helped lead Sierra Canyon to the CIF I-AA state championship game … Recorded 43 tackles and two sacks as a senior, in a COVID-shortened season … As a junior, made 131 tackles with four sacks and 15 tackles-for-loss … Named to All-Gold Coast League Second Team as a junior in 2019.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2021Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 215 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 221 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 221 lbs
    32
  • 7

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 218 lbs
    7