Who is Jaylen Watson?

Jaylen Watson is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).

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Jaylen Watson was born on September 17, 1998, and He played college football at Ventura College before transferring to Washington State.

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Early Life and High School:

Watson grew up in Augusta, Georgia, and attended Lucy Craft Laney High School as well as Curtis Baptist High School.

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College Career:

Watson began his college career at Ventura College. As a sophomore, he recorded 43 tackles with 13 pass breakups, four interceptions, and one fumble recovery.

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Watson initially committed to transfer to USC, but did not enroll at the school and did not play in 2019. Watson later de-committed and signed to transfer to play at Washington State.

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Watson became an immediate starter at cornerback for the Washington State Cougars.

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He was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference after recording 13 tackles, two passes were broken up, a forced fumble

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And one recovered a fumble in three games during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. He repeated as an honorable mention All-Pac 12 selection in his final season.

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Watson recorded his first interception and touchdown on Thursday Night Football against the Los Angeles Chargers on September 15, 2022, picking off Justin Herbert and returning it 99.5 yards.

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