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American football player (born 1996)

American football player

Armon Watts

No. 96 – New York Giants

Position:

Defensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1996-07-22) July 22, 1996 (age 28)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

295 lb (134 kg)

Career information

High school:

Christian Brothers College (MO)

College:

Arkansas (2014–2018)

NFL draft:

2019 / round: 6 / pick: 190

Career history

Roster status:

Active

Career NFL statistics as of 2024

Total tackles:	147
Sacks:	8.5
Forced fumbles:	3
Pass deflections:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Armon Watts (born July 22, 1996) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Bench press
6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m)	9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m)	5.23 s	1.81 s	3.04 s	20 reps
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Minnesota Vikings

Watts was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round (190th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.

On November 10, 2019, Watts combined for a sack of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott with teammate Everson Griffen in a 28–24 win on Sunday Night Football. It was his first career game. He was placed on injured reserve on December 31, 2019.

Watts was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Vikings on August 4, 2020, and was activated two days later.

Watts was waived by the Vikings on August 30, 2022.

Chicago Bears

On August 31, 2022, Watts was claimed by waivers by the Chicago Bears.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On April 12, 2023, Watts signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

New England Patriots

On March 15, 2024, Watts signed with the New England Patriots. He was placed on injured reserve on August 27. He was released with an Injury Settlement on October 2, 2024.

New York Giants

On October 15, 2024, Watts signed with the New York Giants practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 22. On January 3, 2024, Watts was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.

References

"Armon Watts College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
"Armon Watts Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
"2019 Draft Scout Armon Watts, Arkansas NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
"Armon Watts 2019 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
Gates, Christopher (April 27, 2019). "2019 NFL Draft Results: Minnesota Vikings select Armon Watts". Daily Norseman. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
"Vikings Sign Bills DE Eddie Yarbrough to 53-Man Roster, Place DT Armon Watts on IR". Vikings.com. December 31, 2019.
"Vikings Announce Roster Moves; Justin Jefferson Activated". Vikings.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
Alper, Josh (August 6, 2020). "Vikings activate Armon Watts, waive Bralon Addison". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
"Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 30, 2022.
Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears claim six players off waivers". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
Varley, Teresa (April 12, 2023). "Watts signed to one-year contract". Steelers.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
"Patriots Announce Four Signings". Patriots.com. March 15, 2024.
"Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit". Patriots.com. August 27, 2024.
Salomone, Dan (October 15, 2024). "Giants sign DT Armon Watts to practice squad; CB Duke Shelley released". Giants.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
Eisen, Michael (October 22, 2024). "Giants sign DT Armon Watts off practice squad; OLB Boogie Basham waived". Giants.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
"Giants' Armon Watts: Shifts to IR". cbssports.com. January 3, 2024.

External links

v t e Minnesota Vikings 2019 NFL draft selections
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v t e New York Giants roster
Active	0 Brian Burns 1 Malik Nabers 3 Deonte Banks 5 Kayvon Thibodeaux 9 Graham Gano 13 Jalin Hyatt 17 Wan'Dale Robinson 20 Eric Gray 22 Andru Phillips 23 Anthony Johnson Jr. 24 Dane Belton 25 Dante Miller 26 Devin Singletary 28 Cor'Dale Flott 29 Tyrone Tracy Jr. 31 Tyler Nubin 33 Dee Williams 35 Art Green 37 Tre Hawkins III 41 Micah McFadden 43 Raheem Layne 53 Darius Muasau 58 Bobby Okereke 61 John Michael Schmitz 63 Jake Kubas 65 Austin Schlottmann 69 Cory Durden 72 Jermaine Eluemunor 73 Evan Neal 75 Joshua Ezeudu 76 Jon Runyan Jr. 78 Andrew Thomas 82 Daniel Bellinger 84 Theo Johnson 88 Bryce Ford-Wheaton 89 Greg Dulcich 90 Elijah Garcia 93 Rakeem Nuñez-Roches 94 Elijah Chatman 95 Jordon Riley 97 Dexter Lawrence 98 D. J. Davidson
Reserve lists	60 Bryan Hudson (Futures) 66 Ross Blacklock (Futures) 91 Casey Rogers (Futures) 99 Jude McAtamney (Futures) -- Jimmy Morrissey (Futures)
Impending free agents	2 Drew Lock (UFA) 6 Jamie Gillan (UFA) 12 Tim Boyle (UFA) 15 Tommy DeVito (ERFA) 19 Isaiah Simmons (UFA) 21 Adoree' Jackson (UFA) 27 Jason Pinnock (UFA) 30 Greg Stroman (UFA) 34 Elijah Riley (UFA) 34 Jonathan Sutherland (ERFA) 39 Divaad Wilson (ERFA) 45 Tomon Fox (ERFA) 47 Ty Summers (UFA) 49 Matthew Adams (UFA) 51 Azeez Ojulari (UFA) 54 Dyontae Johnson (ERFA) 57 Patrick Johnson (UFA) 59 Casey Kreiter (UFA) 64 Aaron Stinnie (UFA) 70 Chris Hubbard (UFA) 74 Greg Van Roten (UFA) 80 Gunner Olszewski (UFA) 85 Chris Manhertz (UFA) 86 Darius Slayton (UFA) 87 Ihmir Smith-Marsette (UFA) 96 Timmy Horne (RFA) 96 Armon Watts (UFA)

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