The Bednarik Award, which annually recognizes the top defensive player in college football, has named Notre Dame safety ...

The award semifinalist honors keep rolling in for Notre Dame graduate safety Xavier Watts. The Lott IMPACT Trophy and the ...

Voted a team captain in August, Xavier Watts has kept the Notre Dame secondary organized even while breaking in young ...

Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts is a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award. Watts has been one of the best, if not the best, ...

No one said which award he’d be gunning for, and on Tuesday Watts was named as a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. Since ...

SOUTH BEND — Xavier Watts, enjoying a breakout season on the back end of Notre Dame football’s well-regarded defense, has some thinking to do. His seven interceptions are two more than anyone ...

Of course, Xavier Watts was a unanimous All-American last ... He joins 19 other former Notre Dame football players who were previously named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Coming into the season, depth was a big strength for Notre Dame’s secondary. But now, after ...

Xavier Watts is a college football safety for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, as of 2024. Watts attended Harry A. Burke High School, where he kickstarted his football career. As a wide receiver ...

Xavier Watts, born on November 22, 2001, is a college football safety who plays for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In 2023, he led the FBS in interceptions with seven, winning the Bronko Nagurski ...

Just ask Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts. It looked like Notre Dame had the momentum it needed to close out the ballgame with a 21-7 lead after defensive lineman Bryce Young blocked a field goal.

CBS Sports and The Athletic recently named Watts to their Midseason All-American ... on and off the field." Under Freeman, Notre Dame is 5-1 with a crucial 23-13 victory over No. 14 Texas A ...