Jaylen Watson

CB · Los Angeles Rams vs Denver Broncos · 20 graded snaps

Solid

Watson delivered a disruptive performance with two third-down stops and a tackle for loss before a non-contact injury cut his day short.

Jaylen Watson film grade: 78: share card

Coverage7118Run defense812

The full breakdown

Watson opened the contest with an elite run defense snap (Q1 10:58), shedding Courtland Sutton's block to drop J.K. Dobbins for a 2-yard loss. His coverage was equally sharp throughout the first quarter, highlighted by tight coverage and two pass breakups against Jaylen Waddle (Q1 04:55 and Q1 01:27). His grade took a minor hit in the second quarter when he gave up yardage after the catch on a checkdown (Q2 04:15) and suffered an unfortunate non-contact injury that yielded a first-down catch (Q2 03:04).

Strengths

Perimeter block shedding
Route break anticipation
Ball skills at the catch point

Weaknesses

Closing cushion from deep pedal

Plays that moved the grade

+2Q1 10:58, 1st & 10Defeated Sutton's perimeter block and tackled Dobbins for a 2-yard loss on an outside zone run.
+1.5Q1 01:27, 3rd & 6Anticipated Waddle's out route and drove through the hands to force a third-down pass breakup.
+1.5Q1 04:55, 1st & 10Stayed attached to Waddle's hip and forced a pass breakup along the sideline against a bootleg pass.

Every graded snap · 9 wins or losses, 11 routine

+2Q1 10:58 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseDiagnosed the stretch run immediately, aggressively defeated the perimeter block by Sutton, and wrapped up Dobbins behind the line of scrimmage for a 2-yard loss.
+0.5Q1 10:23 · 2 & 12 · CoverageCarries Courtland Sutton deep then breaks quickly downhill to provide force support on the sideline tackle.
+0.5Q1 09:43 · 3 & 6 · CoverageStays on top of the receiver on the right perimeter, eliminating the throwing window and forcing the throwaway.
+1.5Q1 04:55 · 1 & 10 · CoverageStays attached to Waddle's hip, drives forcefully toward the sideline at the break point, and knocks the pass away for a pass breakup.
+0.5Q1 02:57 · 3 & 1 · Run defenseSheds Bryant's perimeter block quickly and drives into the interior to assist in bringing Badie down.
+0.5Q1 02:13 · 1 & 10 · CoverageStays attached to Sutton's hip down the sideline and limits his ability to track the deep ball uncontested.
+1.5Q1 01:27 · 3 & 6 · CoverageAnticipates the out route break, drives aggressively downhill through Waddle's hands, and breaks up the 3rd-down pass.

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