Jaylen Watson
CB
#35
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-2
Age: 27
Weight: 197 lbs
College: Washington State
2025 SEASON
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Solo34
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SCK1
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FF0
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INT2
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
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| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| TOTAL | 50 | 158 | 116 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 125 | 41.7 | 99 |
Biography
- Watson enters his fourth season with the Chiefs in 2025.
- Originally entered the NFL as the first of three seventh-round picks (243rd overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights:
- With a 99-yard interception returned for a touchdown in Week 2 of his rookie season, Jaylen Watson became the second fastest player in NFL history since the 1970 merger to intercept a pass for 90+ yards. Former NFL DB Sam Garnes is the fastest, recording a 95-yard interception in Week 1 of his rookie season.
Honors:
- 2022 Week 2 AFC Defensive Player of the Week.
Transactions:
Originally entered the NFL as the first of three seventh-round picks (243rd overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2022 NFL Draft.