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ATL · FS · #31

Xavier Watts

Starter

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Xavier Watts is the starting FS for the Atlanta Falcons.

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Xavier Watts this week

The Atlanta Falcons play next in Week 6, at home against the Chicago Bears on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Xavier Watts is listed as the starter at FS going into that game.

At FS for the Atlanta Falcons, Sydney Brown is next in line behind him.

Xavier Watts's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 23-30 vs BAL (Oct 11); W 45-24 at NO (Oct 5); W 35-14 at GB (Sep 24).

Xavier Watts wears No. 31, is 24 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 203 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Notre Dame.

Is Xavier Watts playing this week?

Xavier Watts is expected to start at FS for Atlanta Falcons. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ATL FS Depth

1Xavier WattsStarter
2Sydney Brown

Atlanta Falcons Starting Lineup

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Age
24
Height
6' 0"
Weight
203
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ATL52100.512
    2025ATL175700511
    Career2 yrs227800.5613

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    21
    +0.8/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0.5
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    1
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    22
    Tackles
    78

    #20 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Xavier Watts is rated 89 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 27th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 90% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    93rd percentile
    Beats 93% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,437 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 96 · 2025 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs BALTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 23-30

    Oct 5W@ NOTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 45-24

    Sep 24W@ GBTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    1
    PD
    1

    Final W 35-14

    Sep 20Lvs CARTKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 3-34

    Sep 13L@ PITTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-20

    Xavier Watts's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Xavier Watts plays 98% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share98%

    College

    Notre Dame

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