Former Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts is up for AP Defensive Rookie of the Year.

The Atlanta Falcons had two candidates for the Defensive Rookie of the Year award, but they went 0-for-2 at the 2026 NFL ...

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

Watts intercepted Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford twice on Monday Night Football, helping fuel the Atlanta Falcons’ most impressive win of the season and tying Hall of Famer Deion ...

It wasn’t what many expected, but Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the No. 96 overall pick of the NFL drafts third round. What a moment for Watts, to hear his ...

Former Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts didn't play a lot in the Falcons preseason opener last week against the Detroit Lions, and he still didn't play a ton on Friday in Atlanta's second preseason game ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --Notre Damesafety Xavier Watts won the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation's top defensive player on Monday night. The award was presented at the annual ceremony put on by the ...

The Atlanta Falcons made a splash in April when they traded away next years first rounder to draft a second edge rusher. But it is neither Jalon Walker, nor James Pearce Jr., who earned their way onto ...

The Atlanta Falcons invested heavily in the defense in their last two NFL Drafts, particularly in 2025 with two first-round picks being used on edge rushers. Pearce and Watts for a first and ...

The Atlanta Falcons’ 2025 third-round pick, Xavier Watts, could make for a good fit simply based on his influences. He said he models his game after Atlanta’s star safety Jessie Bates, and the pair ...