Organization Logo

Notre Dame

A two-time All-American and ballhawk extraordinaire at Notre Dame, Xavier Watts proved the NFL wrong as a rookie.  Watts, selected in the third round

watts-3

Blue and Gold Football

Blue and Gold

Newsstand: Former Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts named finalist for Defensive Rookie of the Year

Throughout his final two seasons at Notre Dame, former Irish safety Xavier Watts averaged 1 interception every 2.2 games.  So far in his NFL career

xavier watts

Notre Dame in the NFL: Xavier Watts picks up where he left off

One of the best weekends on the football calendar is officially in the books. After three wild days in Green Bay, where the draft attendance record

Abdul Carter Penn State Football On3

KSR+ Football

KSR+

Luckett's 2025 NFL Draft Takeaways: NFC

With their second pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons traded up from No. 46 to No. 26 to select Tennessee edge rusher James Pierce Jr. As

watts

Why Atlanta Falcons traded up for Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts

Over the past half-decade, Notre Dame has laid a claim to Safety U.  On April 25, the Irish placed their fifth safety in the NFL when the Atlanta

Xavier Watts

Gimme Five: Xavier Watts joins elite list of Notre Dame safeties in NFL

The Atlanta Falcons have selected Xavier Watts with the No. 96 overall pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Watts spent five seasons at

Xavier watts

On3 NFL Draft

5GOATs

Atlanta Falcons select Xavier Watts in third round of 2025 NFL Draft

After back-to-back consensus All-American campaigns, Xavier Watts has his shot at the next level.  Watts, who was one FWAA vote away from being a

Xavier watts-3

Atlanta Falcons select Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts in third round of 2025 NFL Draft

The clock began to tick on the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday evening, and the first round is in the books. One of the major surprises was former

Round 2 Mock

2025 NFL Draft: ESPN, Matt Miller releases Round 2 Mock Draft, Shedeur Sanders prediction

The latest NFL.com Mock Draft is here with a full seven rounds from Chad Reuter and there are plenty of quarterbacks to go around. Reuter also used

2025 NFL Draft: QBs dominate NFL.com 7-round Mock Draft in surprising movement

2025 NFL Draft QBs dominate 7 round mock

Just nine days separate us from now and the 2025 NFL Draft. The city of Green Bay will be playing host at one of the league's most historic stadiums,

2205 NFL Draft

2025 NFL Draft: CBS Sports unveils 3-round mock featuring trades, massive QB movement

ESPN’s Mel Kiper and Field Yates revealed a three-round NFL Mock Draft and predictions for the first 102 picks. This includes some significant

2025 NFL Draft: Mel Kiper, Field Yates reveal 3-round mock, predictions for first 102 picks with big trades

NFL Mock Draft AFI5

The 2025 NFL Draft is roughly two weeks away and much like actual NFL teams, pundits everywhere are finalizing their personal draft boards and

joel klatt

2025 NFL Draft: Joel Klatt ranks Top 50 players in class with multiple Top Ten surprises

Mel Kiper released his latest two-round Mock Draft 4.0 predictions for the 2025 NFL Draft. The biggest event of the offseason is just two weeks away.

Mel Kiper releases 2-round Mock Draft 4.0, predictions for 64 picks in 2025 NFL Draft

The 2025 NFL Draft is fast approaching and ESPN’s Field Yates revealed his latest two-round mock draft that features trades. Not only that, there are

NFL Draft-afi

2025 NFL Draft: Field Yates reveals 2-round mock with trades, 5 QBs, 64 picks and predictions

The latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft is here from NFL.com. And it's a four-round mock draft that includes trades that shake up the order and some

2025 NFL Draft: Trades rock updated NFL.com 4-round mock draft

2025 NFL Draft Trades rock 4 round mock

The 2025 NFL Draft is fast approaching and ESPN is back with a new mock draft, featuring two rounds of predictions from Jordan Reid.  Not only does

2025 NFL Draft: ESPN releases 2-round mock with trade for No. 1, predictions for 64 picks

Xavier Watts could have found himself at an NFL Scouting Combine media day podium at this time last year. He chose to return to Notre Dame for his

watts (1)

How extra season at Notre Dame prepared Xavier Watts for NFL Draft

Now that the 2024 NFL season is officially in the book following the Philadelphia Eagles' decisive 40-22 win over two-time defending champion Kansas

2025 NFL Draft 3 round mock 7 QBs

2025 NFL Draft: NFL.com releases 3-round mock featuring 7 QBs selected, surprising first round movement

On Monday night in the heart of Atlanta, Ohio State and Notre Dame will face off for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in the

recruiting stars afi

College Football Playoff

National Championship: Over 100 former blue-chip recruits between Ohio State, Notre Dame

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Xavier Watts sat in the Le Méridien Dania Beach hotel ballroom, responding to questions by answering them carefully and quietly.

Xavier Watts and Adon Shuler

Inside Notre Dame safety Adon Shuler's rise to stardom through the perspective of Xavier Watts

Notre Dame's confidence is at an all-time high, riding a 12-game winning streak into the College Football Playoff semifinal on Jan. 9 in the Orange

marcus-freeman-explains-xavier-watts-not-being-announced-on-senior-day

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football

Xavier Watts on Marcus Freeman's confidence in Notre Dame players: 'It's just so refreshing'

Notre Dame graduate senior safety Xavier Watts tied for a game high with 10 tackles in the Fighting Irish's 27-17 first-round College Football

Analyzing all 10 Xavier Watts tackles in Notre Dame CFP win vs. Indiana

Indiana vs. Notre Dame featured a slew of talent from both teams on the defensive side of the ball. The Hoosiers have two players with double-digit

How Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts proved he's 'a competitor' vs. Indiana

For the 111th time in college football history, more than any other program in the sport, Notre Dame has a Consensus All-American selection. Graduate

xavier watts-7

Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts named back-to-back Consensus All-American

player headshot

Indiana

Football

Notre Dame defensive back Xavier Watts led the country with seven interceptions during the 2023 season, but he's not satisfied and has big dreams for the future. "I am not coming into the 2024 season being like, ‘Oh, I need to get seven interceptions again,’" said Watts, who won the Bronko Nagurski Award and earned unanimous All-America honors in 2023. “I still think I’m a little raw at safety. I mean, I had a really good season last year, but I feel like I can have an even better season, even if it’s not with all of those statistics. I just think it comes down to being comfortable. Just having that mindset of like, ‘I’m a veteran now.’ I have to know exactly what I’m doing. I need to know exactly what everyone else is doing and be able to command the defense. Just taking that progression to right now from last year and having a totally different mindset.”

team image

Burke

Nebraska

Safety

Atlanta

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Recruiting Board

Rivals

Basketball

Women's Basketball

Softball

Baseball

News Feed

Database

Team Rankings

Player Rankings

Industry Comparison

Commitments

Recruiting Prediction Machine

Football Recruiting

Basketball Recruiting

High School News

Schools

Rankings

Scores

High School

Transfer Portal News

NCAA Transfer Portal

Transfer Portal Rankings

Transfer Portal Team Rankings

Transfer Portal

NIL News

NIL Valuation

NIL Deals

Recruits

About

On3 App

Advertise

Press

Contact

Alabama

Arizona State

Arizona

Arkansas

Auburn

Baylor

Boston College

California

Test

Clemson

Colorado

Duke

Florida

Florida State

Georgia

Georgia Tech

Illinois

Iowa

Iowa State

Kansas

Kansas State

Kentucky

Lettermen Row

Lettermen Lounge

Louisville

Maryland

Miami

Michigan State

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi State

Missouri

NC State

North Carolina

Northwestern

Ohio State

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Ole Miss

The Main Board

Oregon

Oregon State

Penn State

Pittsburgh

Purdue

Rutgers

South Carolina

Stanford

Syracuse

Tennessee

Texas A&M

Texas

Texas Tech

UCLA

Utah

Vanderbilt

Virginia

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

Washington

Washington State

West Virginia

Wisconsin

BamaOnLine

BOL Round Table

Inside Texas

IT Members Only

DawgsHQ

Dawg Walk

Scoop Duck

Recruiting & Sports

AuburnSports

The Corner

WeAreSC

GarryP's Trojan Huddle

The Wolverine

The Fort

The Lions Den

The Wolfpacker

XavierWatts