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2024 SEASON:

vs. No. 19 Miami: Finished with three tackles (two solo).

2023: Saw action in all 12 games… Ended with 11 tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss and sack with two quarterback hurries… Mad solo tackles with one being a sack for a loss of eight yards vs. No. 5 Florida State (Nov. 25)... Finished with three tackles against Arkansas (Nov. 4)... Recorded a quarterback hurry at South Carolina (Oct. 14)... Assisted on a tackle at Kentucky (Sept. 30)... Credited with three tackles at Kentucky (Sept. 30)... Had a solo tackle against Charlotte (Sept. 23)... Recorded a quarterback hurry that led to an interception vs. No. 11 Tennessee (Sept. 16)... Assisted on a tackle in the home opener vs. McNeese (Sept. 9)... Played in the season opener at No. 14 Utah (Aug. 31).

2022: Appeared in all 13 games with 10 season starts… Totaled 25 tackles with 1.5 TFLs and forced fumble and recovery… Assisted on two tackles vs. Oregon State (Dec. 17) in the Las Vegas Bowl… Finished with a season-best five tackles at Florida State (Nov. 25)... Had three tackles at Vanderbilt (Nov. 19)... Forced and recovered his own fumble finishing with 0.5 TFL and three tackles against South Carolina (Nov. 12)... Tied his season-high with three tackles vs. No. 1 Georgia (Oct. 29)... Assisted on a tackle vs. LSU (Oct. 15)... Made first career start at No. 11 Tennessee (Sept. 24) and recorded three tackles… Finished with three tackles (two solo) and a TFL for a 2-yard loss vs. USF (Sept. 17)... Appeared vs. No. 20 Kentucky (Sept. 10)... Totaled two tackles (one solo) in the home opener vs. No. 7 Utah (Sept. 3).

2021: Appeared as a reserve in all 13 games, finishing with 0.5 sacks and seven tackles (two solo)… Recorded one solo tackle at South Carolina (Nov. 6)… Had one tackle against Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)… Came off the bench and totaled one assisted tackle vs. Alabama (Sept. 18)… Appeared as a reserve defensive lineman and tallied one tackle while getting to the quarterback (0.5 sacks) for the first time in his career against South Florida (Sept. 11)… Made his Gators debut as a reserve defensive lineman in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4), tallying three total tackles (one solo).

High School
2019 FloridaHSFootball.com 7A All-State second-team selection after posting 65 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and three pass breakups in his junior campaign... Helped Armwood go 12-2 during the 2019 season, making a deep run in the 7A state playoffs... Big, interior presence that is able to push the pocket and stop the run game... Also threw shot put in high school... Chose Florida over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi State and Florida State.

Desmond Watson