Desmond Watson

Defensive Tackle

6′5″ / 375 lbs

Seffner, FL

Armwood

Class of 2021

Rating: n/a

National Avg

Rating: 89.3

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4 yr ago by Jason Howell

Around the SEC: Recruiting news and trends

It's time to take a look around at the biggest pick-ups on the recruiting front as well as some of the top recruiting news and notes from around the SEC. Jason Howell details that and more in this week's Around the SEC.

4 yr ago by Ryan Brauninger

Note on Florida DT

Reached out to a good source of mine in the Sunshine State for intel on DT Desmond Watson who recently released a final two of Texas A&M and Florida. It was a little strange because despite his name not circulating much in our recruiting conversations, the kid kept putting the Aggies in his list of top schools. That being said, based on the intel I was given, the kid is going to be staying in state to play his college football. While listed at 350 pounds, I'm told he's actually down to 305 and is a kid that many folks in Florida believe would have seen his stock skyrocket had their been a spring eval period or a camp circuit. His coach at Armwood HS is also a UF grad. The Aggies remain key players for interior DL like Albert Regis, Marcus Burris, Taleeq Robbins, and Tywone Malone.

4 yr ago by Ryan Brauninger

Recruiting quick hitters - late Monday night

You night owls will get the first crack at these. - We've mentioned that even though recent commit Victory Vaka is out in California, he's still a kid that has a bit of "juice" on social media. Since he gave his pledge to the Aggies earlier today, some top prospects from around the country have taken notice, including Bryce Foster and Monkell Goodwine. Vaka was pretty adamant that he would get a West Coast movement going, but his reach may extend beyond California. - Looch and I both picked up some positive returns in terms of Texas A&M's ongoing efforts with CyFair RB LJ Johnson Jr. While there is still a lot of recruiting to be done, it sounds like a couple of the A&M commits have been in his ear about joining the class, most notably QB Eli Stowers. In my opinion, Johnson's running style is a nice fit for Coach Fisher's slashing/downhill running game. On top of that, he's immensely talented and would qualify as an enormous get should he wind up choosing the Aggies down the road. - A Houston area source told me the Aggies continue to be in a strong position for longtime OL target Reuben Fatheree. The 6-8, 305 pounder told me directly that he was unsure of an exact commitment date, but he would make his decision "when it felt right". A&M's efforts are being headed by Josh Henson and Jimbo Fisher. Baylor, Oklahoma, LSU, and Oklahoma State continue to be the main competitors. - I spoke to a Florida source today that was able to give me a little more local feedback on the pulse of some of A&M's targets from the Sunshine State. Here's what he said...DT Desmond Watson - sounds like there's a large consensus that feels like he's going to be a Gator at this time. WR Romello Brinson - didn't have a great feel for that one but felt like he could stay close to home with Miami. RB Amari Daniels - he said he's heard it's Texas A&M or Penn State with the Aggies having the edgeS Kamren Kinchens - Auburn making a huge push. Aggies still hanging around. He also mentioned that he did not believe LB Terrence Lewis was a take for Florida, Florida State, or Miami at the time he made his decision to commit to Tennessee.

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The TexAgs Recruiting team of Billy Liucci, David Sandhop, Jason Howell, Ryan Brauninger and a host of recruiting interns attends more than 75 games each fall and observes and evaluates every major Texas A&M target, as well as most of the top 150 prospects in the State of Texas. From this evaluation the team draws a rating for each prospect on a scale between 70 and 100.

99-100: Elite national prospect (Five-star)

Considered one of the best prospects in the nation and a likely difference-maker at the collegiate level. Displays all of the physical skills to be a future All-American with potential to be an early-round NFL draft pick.

90-98: Elite state prospect (Four-star)

Considered one of the best 30-40 prospects in the state and a top 250 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to be a major early contributor at the collegiate level with high professional potential.

80-89: Quality prospect (Three-star)

Considered one of the best 100 prospects in the state and a top 500 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to develop into a contributor over the course of his college career. Has the ability to become a professional prospect over time with development.

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Considered one of the top 250 prospects in the state. Has the physical skills to be a potential contributor at a D-1 program over the course of his collegiate career with significant development. Professional potential is low.

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