Dekoda Watson - College Football

Dekoda Watson #36

Linebacker

Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 226 pounds
Class Year: Sr
Experience: 3V
Hometown: Aiken, SC
High School: South Aiken HS

Depth Chart details | roster

1. S-LB - D. Watson | 6-2, 226, Sr.
2. S-LB - N. Carr | 6-3, 230, So.
3. S-LB - M. Alexander | 6-2, 227, Jr.

As a Recruit (profile)

Class: 2006 (High School)
Rating/Rankings: | 5.7

Rivals.com Outside linebackers 2006 (25)
Rivals.com South Carolina top 25 2006 (10)

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Saturday night's loss to Clemson was the final nail in the coffin to Florida State's ACC title hopes - what's left to play for? Also in our post-game notebook, Clemson honors Mickey Andrews in a private ceremony before the game, running back Jermaine Thomas puts together back-to-back 100-yard...[details]

Statistics

DEKODA WATSON STATS	Defense
Statistics	UT	AT	TT	TL	S	Int	BR	FR
2009	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
Career	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	0	0

GAME BY GAME STATISTICS: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | Hide Stats

BIO NOTES

2008 (Junior): At Florida State: After starting 12 games as FSU's strongside linebacker in 2007, Watson will move to the weakside and replace current Tampa Bay Buccaneer Geno Hayes...the defense's most improved player in 2007, Watson won the defensive MVP and most outstanding player awards following spring practice...expected to be one of the most dangerous players for Mickey Andrews' defense in 2008...has 13 starts in his career already and will join with Derek Nicholson to lead an inexperienced group of young linebackers...doubled his single season numbers for tackles and tackles for loss as a sophomore...only defensive end Everette Brown had more tackles for loss last year among returners...his three sacks are also second among all returners and leads all linebackers...broke-up more passes than anyone in the Seminoles' front seven.

Sophomore Year (2007): Started all 12 games during the regular season at the strongside linebacker position and ranked fifth on the team with a single-season career-high 50 tackles...fourth on the team with a single-season career-high eight tackles for minus yardage and fourth on the team with a single-season career-high three quarterback sacks...career-high nine tackles against Florida and eight against Wake Forest...maybe the best game of his career against Virginia Tech with six total tackles, a single-game career-high 3.5 tackles for minus yardage, one quarterback sack and his first career interception...earned 1.5 tackles for minus yardage in Seminole victories over NC State and Duke...totaled five tackles and one pass break-up in the Seminoles' victory at Colorado...named the most dependable linebacker, top newcomer and the biggest hitter on defense following spring practice in 2007...won the "Most Improved Player" award for the defense folllowing the 2007 season.

Freshman Year (2006): Named to the All-ACC Freshman Team by the Sporting News...played in 12 games...earned one starting assignment at the weakside linebacker position against Boston College...started against the Eagles in place of the injured Geno Hayes and spent the season learning the position as Hayes' back-up...totaled 23 tackles to finish second on the team among first year players (second to Myron Rolle) in total tackles...his career-high of eight tackles came against Boston College...four tackles and the first sack of his career in the Seminoles' victory over Rice...three tackles against Duke and Virginia...quarterback sacks came against Rice, Duke and Virginia...his play was important in the Seminoles' victory over UCLA in the Emerald Bowl...blocked a third quarter punt with Florida State trailing 20-16...Florida State's Lawrence Timmons picked up the loose ball and carried it 25 yards for a touchdown to put Florida State ahead 23-20 with 8:58 left in the third period...UCLA regained the lead but Florida State won the game 44-27...returned one punt for 16 yards in the Seminoles' victory over UCLA.

High School: Graduated from South Aiken in 2006...a three-star player and No. 25 outside linebacker in the nation according to Rivals.com...named the No. 1 linebacker and No. 10 overall prospect on the Rivals.com postseason South Carolina Top 25 for 2006...a preseason all-region selection by PrepStar magazine after a junior season that saw him rack up 102 tackles, 29 tackles for loss and 18 sacks from the defensive end position...named all-state first team by SCVarsity.com as a senior after recording 123 tackles, 32 tackles for loss and 11 sacks...named Defensive MVP after recording nine tackles and a sack for the South Carolina team in the annual North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl...named to the all-southern team by the Orlando Sentinel in 2005...chose Florida State over South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.

Personal: Born Mar. 3, 1988...major is family and child sciences.