Xavier Watts / Safety
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 201
- Hometown: Omaha, NE
- School: Harry A Burke HS
- Composite Ranking:
- National Ranking: 384
- Positional Ranking:
Xavier Watts News & Notes
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NFL Draft
Notre Dame Duo Xavier Watts & Benjamin Morrison Selected on Day 2 of NFL Draft
Notre Dame’s tradition of sending elite talent to the NFL continued on Day 2 of the 2025 Draft after not having a first-round pick, with cornerback Benjamin Morrison and safety…
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NFL Draft
NFL Draft Day Outlook: Projections for Notre Dame’s Top 2025 Prospects
It might sound odd coming off the heels of a run to the national championship game, but the Notre Dame Fighting Irish likely won’t have a first-round selection in the…
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Stats Breakdowns
By the Numbers: Notre Dame Football’s Historic Win Over Indiana
Notre Dame punched its ticket to the quarterfinals on Friday night with a 27-17 victory over Indiana in the College Football Playoff (CFP) at Notre Dame Stadium. This was no…
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Stats Breakdowns
By the Numbers: Records, Firsts, and Milestones from Notre Dame’s Win Over Virginia
Notre Dame delivered another stellar performance on Saturday, defeating Virginia 35-14 in front of a packed house at Notre Dame Stadium. This victory not only secured the Irish’s ninth win…
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Stats Breakdowns
By the Numbers: Notre Dame Football Tops Georgia Tech in Convincing 31-13 Victory
Notre Dame (6-1) continued its dominant road form with a decisive 31-13 win over Georgia Tech (5-3) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This victory bolstered the Irish’s road record to an impressive…
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Captains
Defense Dominates 2024 Notre Dame Football Captains
Notre Dame ended its fall camp portion of the summer this weekend with its latest jersey scrimmage. As the Irish “break camp,” they also named their captains for the 2024…
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Media Coverage
Is Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts Getting Overlooked this Summer?
Notre Dame’s secondary features reigning Bronko Nagurski award winner Xavier Watts, but you might not know it based on some pre-season All-American lists. Watts has been getting overlooked for 1st…
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NFL Draft
Notre Dame Could Have Historic 2025 NFL Draft
Notre Dame has a rich history of producing NFL Draft picks. The most draft picks Notre Dame has produced in a single year since the NFL Draft moved to just…
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Notre Dame Secondary
Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Safeties
Among their different defensive units, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s secondary, including the safety positions, is cause for the least concern. That feeling stems from the fact that the minimal…
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Overreactions
Overreactions: What a “Doozy” – Notre Dame Dominates Pitt in 58-7 Blowout
Notre Dame returned to the field on Saturday following their bye week and sent home Pitt and their boisterous head coach Pat Narduzzi with a 58-7 shellacking. All three phases…
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Beyond the Boxscore
Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Defense Brings the Hammer Down in 48-20 Win Over USC
A defensive tour-de-force for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish helped bring about a 48-20 pounding of the Southern Cal Trojans on Saturday night. The Irish defenders constantly delivered the big…
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Notre Dame Secondary
2023 Notre Dame Breakout Stars: Will Xavier Watts Shine at Safety?
When Xavier Watts was being recruited by Notre Dame as a wide receiver, he was used to having to deal with a safety or two in the secondary. As he…
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Numbers
Number Changes for Notre Dame Football Players This Spring
As Notre Dame opened up spring practice yesterday, we got a glimpse of one of the more fun and light-hearted stories of every season – jersey number changes. There was…
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NFL & 5th Year Decisions
Notre Dame Roster Impact: Brandon Joseph Leaving for NFL
A day after Notre Dame’s thrilling 45-38 victory in the Gator Bowl over South Carolina, the off-season roster carousel continued with the news that Brandon Jospeh decided to enter the…
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Notre Dame Football Injury News & Updates
Notre Dame Down Two Key Players From 2-Deep for North Carolina Today
When Notre Dame kicks off against North Carolina in about an hour, the Fighting Irish will be without two key players from their two-deep. Backup safety Ramon Henderson, whose been…
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Notre Dame Wide Receivers
Notre Dame ATH Xavier Watts: Hard-working. Violent. Aggressive. Play-making.
Hard-working. Violent. Aggressive. Play-making. That’s how junior Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts describes himself. Watts’ explanation of his characteristics in the August 22 media session aptly combines adjectives that fit…
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Notre Dame Football
Xavier Watts Practicing at Wide Receiver for Notre Dame
With Notre Dame’s numbers dwindling at wide receiver following the injury to Avery Davis last week, it seemed inevitable that Notre Dame would move someone to receiver at some point.…
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Numbers
4 Notre Dame Veterans Have New Numbers; Frosh Assigned Theirs Too
Notre Dame released its official roster for 2022 on Monday, and, along with the mid-year enrollees getting their jersey numbers, we learned of four jersey number changes for some Notre…
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Finds Pieces Amid More Chaos
Notre Dame’s had a season it would like to forget injury-wise in 2021, yet they just keep winning football games. Over the weekend, the undermanned Irish traveled to Charlottesville amid…
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Overreactions
(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Undermanned Irish Take Advantage of Short-Handed Cavaliers
Notre Dame improved to 9-1 on the season with a 25-point road victory over a Power 5 opponent Saturday night, and there’s still a large contingent of the fanbase unhappy…
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Overreactions
Immediate Overreactions: Another Frustratingly Fun Win Over Navy
In my preview post, I asked if today’s game would be fun or frustrating before predicting that it would be both. That prediction proved to be accurate as the Irish…
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Position Changes
Notre Dame WR Xavier Watts Moves to ROVER LB
Notre Dame’s linebacking depth, something Brian Kelly touted at his first press conference of fall camp, has taken a major hit already this season with three players from the two-deep…
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Notre Dame Wide Receivers
’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Wide Receiving Room Full Of Potential, Short on Experience
Perhaps the biggest difference between Notre Dame and Alabama in their 2020 College Football Playoff matchup in the Rose Bowl was the talent difference at wide receiver. The Crimson Tide…
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Analysis
Will A Notre Dame Freshman Play Offense And Defense In 2020?
On Tuesday, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly participated in “The Fight-The Day We Fight For Our Notre Dame Family,” an online fundraiser towards Covid-19 relief efforts. Pete Byrne of…
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Media Coverage
Notre Dame Football Players We Wanted to See This Spring
Over the weekend, Greg and I hopped on the video call with a blast from the UHND forum past – poster Jack Daniels – to record a podcast. We’ve been…
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