WATSON'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 8 (at Pittsburgh, 2011)
TFL: 3.5 (at Tulsa, 2014)
Sacks: 1.5 (at Tulsa, 2014)
FF: 1 (at Wisconsin, 2014)
INT: 1 (UConn, 2012)
Watson was a four-year letterman for the Bulls, playing in 45 games on his career and making 19 starts at defensive tackle. The Miami native posted 74 tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks on his career. Finished ninth on USF's career tackles for loss chart. Loved by teammates for his big smile and fun-loving personality.
2014: A leader on the Bulls defensive line, Watson posted 36 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble on the year while playing in 10 games and starting nine…second on the team with 7.5 TFL…posted a season best seven tackles, a sack and 3.5 TFl in a win at Tulsa (10/18)…has six tackles and a TFL at Wisconsin (9/27)…posted seven tackles at Cincinnati (10/24)…had five tackles and a TFL vs. UCF (11/28)…played in 44 career games, missing just three games in his four seasons on campus….recorded 114 career tackles and posted 31.5 career tackles for loss to rank 10th all-time at USF…on schedule to earn his degree in communications.
2013: Watson appeared in 11 games and started nine, missing the UConn (10/12) game and seeing limited time in the following two games with a knee injury...logged 28 tackles, nine tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks... ranked fourth on the team in TFL...had at least one tackle in 11 games and a TFL in seven...posted a career-best three TFL and added five tackles and a sack vs. Memphis (11/16)...had three tackles and a quarterback hurry at Michigan State (9/7)...posted a tackle for loss and three tackles against Cincinnati (10/5)...had three tackles and half a TFL at Houston (10/31)...awarded the Defensive Line Award at the annual USF post-season banquet.
2012: Saw action in all 12 games at defensive tackle ... posted 22 tackles, two sacks, seven TFL and an INT ... posted four tackles and a sack versus Chattanooga ... added three tackles and a TFL against Rutgers ... posted three tackles, a sack and 1.5 TFL against Florida St. ... notched a tackle and an INT against UConn ... tallied four tackles and 2.5 TFL at Cincinnati ... posted two tackles and a TFL versus Pitt.
2011: Appeared in all 12 games, starting one, at defensive tackle ... tallied 33 tackles, a sack, nine TFL and two pressures ... posted seven tackles and two TFL against Ball St. and FAMU ... tallied three tackles and a half TFL versus UTEP ... recorded eight tackles, a sack, two TFL and a pressure at Pitt ... posted two tackles and a half TFL at Rutgers ... added TFLs against Miami and West Virginia.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Earl Tillman at Booker T. Washington ... a three-year letterman, who was an all-state and two-time All-Dade selection ... posted 140 tackles and 22 sacks over his final two prep seasons ... played in the Nike South Florida All-Star Game ... a second-team all-state selection as a senior ... a first-team All-Dade selection by the Miami Herald ... tallied 75 tackles, 13 sacks, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... a second-team All-Dade selection as a junior ... posted 65 tackles, nine sacks, a forced fumble and an INT ... helped his team to a 10-2 record and a berth in the region semifinals.
PERSONAL: Majored in communications.
| Elkino Watson - Career Statistics |
| |
Defense
|
| Year |
GP-GS |
SOLO |
AST |
TOT |
TFL |
SACKS |
QBH |
INT |
PBU |
FF |
FR |
| 2011 |
12-1 |
18 |
15 |
33 |
9.0-21 |
1.0-8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2012 |
12-0 |
13 |
9 |
22 |
7.0-26 |
2.0-14 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2013 |
11-9 |
18 |
10 |
28 |
9.0-32 |
1.5-10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2014 |
10-9 |
25 |
11 |
36 |
7.5-23 |
2.0-11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Career |
45-19 |
74 |
45 |
119 |
32.5-102 |
6.5-43 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
