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Jaylen Watson

IR· Groin

CB · LAR

27 yrs

Washington State

Description

Position: CB
Team: LAR
Status: ACT
Born: 1998-09-17
Age: 27
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 197 lb
College: Washington State
Draft: 2022 · R7 · Pick 22 · KAN
Rookie yr: 2022

Contract

ACTIVE

APY: $17.0M/yr
Total: $51.0M
Guaranteed: $26.5M
% of cap: 5.6%
Term: 2026–2029 (3y)

Value#246/432

4.18DEF pts per $1M APY

Career Résumé

4 seasons

Seasons	4 2022–2025
Games	50
Tackles	174
Sacks	4.0
TFL	8
INT	3

2026 Projection

Stat	Floor	Median	Ceiling	vs ’25	Δ
Forced Fumbles	0.00	0.08	2.04	0.00	+0.08
Interceptions	0.05	1.12	3.49	2.00	-0.88
Passes Defended	1.72	9.09	14.1	6.00	+3.09
Solo Tackles	27.3	46.5	64.2	42.0	+4.54

Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season

Year	Tm	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	Sk	QBH	TFL	Int	PD	TD
2025	KC	15	42	22	64	2.0	2	3	2	6	0
2024	KC	6	19	11	30	0.0	0	0	0	6	0
2023	KC	14	28	5	33	2.0	2	2	0	6	0
2022	KC	15	35	12	47	0.0	0	3	1	6	1

College

Year	School	G	Car	Ru Yds	Ru TD	Rec	Rc Yds	Rc TD
2021	Washington St	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	Washington St	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career Milestones

league finishes · all-time rank

Stat	Career	All-Time	Led	Top 5	Top 10
Sacks	4	1115th	—	—	—
INTs	3	725th	—	—	—
Solo Tkl	124	1128th	—	—	—

League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999

Stat Profile

2025 · vs 318 peers

Solo/g

2.872

INT/g

0.184

PD/g

0.459

FF/g

072

TFL/g

0.280

PlayerMedian (50th)

Postseason

team record · since 1999

Round	W	L
Playoffs	9	1
Conf. Championship	3	0
Super Bowl	2	1

NextGen Stats

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Career Highs

regular season

Stat	Game	When	Season
Tackles	11	2024 Wk1 vs BAL	64'25
Sacks	1	2023 Wk9 vs MIA	2'23
TFL	1	2022 Wk3 vs IND	3'22
INT	1	2022 Wk2 vs LAC	2'25

Athletic Profile

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Aging Curve

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Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Jacob ParrishTB22y
50 solo · 2.0 sk · 2 INT
95%
vs
Brandin EcholsPIT28y
34 solo · 1.0 sk · 2 INT
90%
vs
Byron MurphyMIN28y
48 solo · 0.0 sk · 2 INT
89%
vs
Mekhi BlackmonIND27y
50 solo · 1.0 sk · 2 INT
88%
vs
Kamren KinchensLAR23y
54 solo · 0.0 sk · 2 INT
88%
vs
Avonte MaddoxDET30y
23 solo · 0.0 sk · 1 INT
87%
vs
Chauncey Gardner-JohnsonBUF28y
45 solo · 3.0 sk · 2 INT
87%
vs
Ji'Ayir BrownSF26y
43 solo · 0.0 sk · 2 INT
87%
vs

Year over Year

season trajectory

Yr	Tm	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
22	KC	47	0.0	3	1
23	KC	33▼	2.0▲	2▼	0▼
24	KC	30▼	0.0▼	0▼	0
25	KC	64▲	2.0▲	3▲	2▲

Game Trend

2025 · Tackles

WinLossTackles per game

Season Timeline

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Vs Defense Quality

2025 · per game

Faced	G	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
Top-10 D	6	4.7	0.3	0.3	0
Middle	5	2.4	0	0	0
Bottom-10 D	4	6	0	0.2	0.5

defense rank by EPA/play allowed

Consistency

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