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Isiah Watts
Isiah Watts
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    190
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Osborn
  • Previous College:
    Olivet
  • gp
    4
  • tk
    12.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
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.

Personal

  • Majoring in business administration with a criminal justice minor
  • 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
  • Son of Aquanna Watts

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 9 -
Assists 3 -
Tackles 12.0 0.0
Tackles per game 3.0 -
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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
2024-25 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 23 19 49 38.8% 118 5.1 2.4 0 3 27 46.8
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 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 27 40 1.7 1.5 0 18 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 - - - - - - -
2023-24 8 - - - - - - -
2024-25 4 - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 4 - - - - - - - 0
Total 23 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 8 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
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
2024-25 4 - - - - 0 .0
Total 23 40 - - - 40 1.7
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
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
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
2024-25 4 9 3 12.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Total 23 31 14 45.0 2.0 0.0 0 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - - 0
Conference - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 4 - - - - 0 .0
Conference - - - - - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 2 - - - - 0 .0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 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
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 4 9 3 12.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Conference - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 4 0 4.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 5 3 8.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 2 0 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 7 3 10.0 3.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
Month
September 4 9 3 12.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -