developing Wake Forest depth piece with high school pass-rush pop
Watson is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound Wake Forest defender who has yet to see game action for the Demon Deacons through the 2024 season, so the intrigue is still about projection more than production. He arrived with real prep résumé juice: 72 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, 15 quarterback pressures, a pick, and a forced fumble as a senior at Ardrey Kell, plus all-conference honors and academic recognition. The fit is about upside—athletic, disruptive, and built like a developmental edge/DL prospect who could earn snaps if he translates that high-motor pressure game to ACC football.
