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4:25Notre Dame DB Xavier Watts Joins CBS Sports HQ
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3:35Notre Dame DB Xavier Watts Joins CBS Sports HQ
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0:27BREAKING NEWS: Falcons Placing Franchise Tag On TE Kyle Pitts
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1:45Kyle Pitts Among Players Likely To Receive Franchise Tag
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1:00Should The Falcons Go All In By Adding Tyreek Hill This Offseason?
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0:54Tag Or No Tag: Kyle Pitts
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9:55NFC South Offseason Needs
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10:20NFL Free Agency: Best Landing Spots For Top Quarterbacks
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1:05NFL QB Matchmaker Entering 2026 Offseason: Kirk Cousins
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1:49Needs Mock Draft: NFC South
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1:53To Tag Or Not To Tag: Kyle Pitts
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1:47Falcons Plan To Release Kirk Cousins
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Kirk Cousins Set to Be Released
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0:37BREAKING: Falcons Expected to Release QB Kirk Cousins
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0:44BREAKING NEWS: Falcons expected to cut QB Kirk Cousins
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11:03Matt Ryan: From Broadcaster to Falcons President
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1:21Falcons Introduce GM Ian Cunningham
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1:32Ranking All 10 NFL Coaching Hires: No. 5 Kevin Stefanski
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1:0949ers Expected to Hire Raheem Morris as Defensive Coordinator
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0:14Falcons Hiring Tanner Engstrand As Passing Game Coordinator
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| Regular Season | 92 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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Falcons' Xavier Watts: Stellar rookie campaign
Watts posted 96 total tackles (59 solo) and 11 passes defensed, including five interceptions, across 17 regular-season games in 2025.
Watts, a 2025 third-round pick from Florida State, made an instant impact in Atlanta, tying for the second-most interceptions in the NFL while ranking third on the team in total tackles and passes defensed. His best game of the season came in the Week 17 upset win over the Rams, when he recorded five total tackles and picked off MVP frontrunner Matthew Stafford twice. Entering his second NFL season, Watts could continue to emerge as one of the league's premier ball hawks in 2026.
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Falcons' Xavier Watts: Comes up huge in Week 17 win
Watts registered five tackles (four solo) and three defensed passes, including two interceptions, in Monday's 27-24 victory versus the Rams.
Watts twice got the better of MVP candidate Matthew Stafford in Atlanta's upset win. Late in the second quarter, Watts grabbed a deep pass intended for Xavier Smith at the Falcons' seven-yard line. One play later, Bijan Robinson reached the end zone on a 93-yard touchdown run. In the fourth quarter, Watts picked off Stafford again, this time gathering the ball at Atlanta's 25-yard line and returning it 32 yards to the Rams' 43. Monday marked the first multi-interception game of Watts' career and added to a fine rookie campaign during which the Notre Dame product has posted 89 tackles and 10 defensed passes, including five picks, through 16 contests.
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Falcons' Xavier Watts: Leading tackler in win
Watts posted nine total tackles (five solo) during Thursday's 29-28 win over the Buccaneers.
Watts led Atlanta's defense in total tackles, tallying nine or more stops for the third time this season in Thursday's divisional win. The 2025 third-round pick from Notre Dame has had an impressive rookie campaign, recording 79 total tackles and seven passes defensed, including three interceptions, through 14 appearances. He's expected to continue starting alongside Jessie Bates in the Falcons' secondary in the Week 16 matchup against the Cardinals.
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Falcons' Xavier Watts: Picks off pass in Week 12 win
Watts finished Sunday's 24-10 victory versus New Orleans with six tackles (five solo) and an interception.
Watts briefly exited due to an apparent injury early in the fourth quarter but was able to return in short order. The rookie safety then put a ribbon on the victory with an interception in the final seconds of the contest. Watts is up to three pickoffs on the campaign, tops among NFL rookies.
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Falcons' Xavier Watts: Appears to be past illness
Watts (illness) fully participated in practice Thursday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
Watts didn't practice Wednesday while recovering from an illness. His return to full participation Thursday suggests he'll be good to go for Sunday's game against New Orleans. Watts has played every defensive snap for Atlanta since Week 6.
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Falcons' Xavier Watts: Missing practice with illness
Watts (illness) did not participate at practice Wednesday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
Watts is coming off a forgettable game in Week 11 versus the Panthers, and now his availability for Week 12 is in doubt because of an unspecified ailment. He'll have two more chances to practice before Atlanta publishes its last practice report of the week Friday.
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Falcons' Xavier Watts: Muted in loss
Watts recorded two tackles (one solo) and a pass defensed during Sunday's 30-27 overtime loss versus the Panthers.
Watts had tallied at least four tackles in all but one of Atlanta's nine games leading up to Week 11, so Sunday's contest was disappointing for any fantasy managers hoping for IDP production. He should continue to play an every-down role in a Week 12 matchup at New Orleans.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-0, 203 lbs |
| Birthplace: Omaha, NE |
| Age: 24 |
| School: Notre Dame |
| Experience: R |