Missouri State

2018: Played in 8 games his sophomore year ... Posted 6 total tackles with 2 solo stops in home opener vs. Lincoln (9/6/18) with a forced fumble ... Notched a solo tackle in win at Indiana State (10/13/18).

2017: Played in 3 games as a redshirt freshman ... Made college debut in home win over Murray State (9/16/17) ... Also saw action in home games against Illinois State (9/23/17) and Indiana State (10/28/17).

2016: Redshirted his first year at Missouri State.

High School: Was a two-way standout for Oklahoma City’s Del City High School, recording 35 tackles (including 6 for losses) and 3.0 sacks as a senior in 2015 for Coach Nick Warehime … Earned Class 5A West All-Star by class recognition from the Oklahoma Coaches Association as a defensive lineman in 2015 … Helped team to a 6-5 mark his senior campaign while earning All-Big 10 Conference distinction … Started 34 games on the Eagles’ offensive line over his three-year career … Brought down 23 ball carriers with a pair of sacks and 3 TFLs as a junior.

Personal: Walter Eugene Watson was born 4/29/97 in Oklahoma City, Okla. … Son of Walter Hayes and Donna Cantley of Oklahoma City … Has a brother, Corey, and two sisters, Kristina and Maryh … Majoring in Sociology.