Xavier Watts

FS1

Season

Tackles

44▼ 50 vs '25

10th of 63 safeties

Passes defended

2▼ 9 vs '25

27th of 63 safeties

Passer rating allowed

101.2▲ 11.5 vs '25

42nd of 63 safeties

Missed tackle rate

10.0%▲ 1.4 vs '25

44th of 63 safeties

Coverage

29 targets

75.9 cmp% · 9.3 y/tgt · 1 int

Ranks compare against the 63 qualifying safeties on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ PITL	67	100.0	4	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	4	25.0	5.3	0	0
Wk 2 vs CARL	63	95.5	7	4	0	0	0.0	0	1	5	100.0	13.4	0	0
Wk 3 @ GBW	66	100.0	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	4	75.0	9.5	1	1
Wk 4 @ NOW	71	95.9	8	4	0	1	0.5	1	1	3	100.0	5.3	0	0
Wk 5 vs BALL	76	100.0	10	1	0	3	0.0	0	0	5	80.0	5.4	0	1
Wk 6 vs CHIL	77	100.0	3	2	1	0	0.0	0	0	3	33.3	3.0	0	0
Wk 7 vs SFW	63	95.5	7	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	100.0	18.4	0	0
Season	483	98.2	44	12	1	5	0.5	1	2	29	75.9	9.3	1	2

2026 safeties who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2025 with Falcons

$6.2Mover 4 years

2025

2026 · now

2027

2028

Year 2 of 4

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	483	98.2	44	12	1	10.0	0.5	1	2	29	101.2	1	2	2	0
2025	17	1,094	99.1	94	19	0	8.6	0.0	0	1	56	89.7	5	11	0	0
Career	24	1,577	98.8	138	31	1	9.0	0.5	1	3	85	93.7	6	13	2	0