This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/falcons as Jessie Bates and Xavier Watts: Falcons of a Feather. The ...

General manager Terry Fontenot and head coach Raheem Morris have learned from past mistakes, notably with veterans like ...

The Atlanta Falcons have several starting spots up for grabs between veterans and rookies, including the safety position next ...

Ex-Notre Dame standout S Xavier Watts is already turning heads and shining with the Atlanta Falcons during training camp, and earned a new nickname.

Former walk-on Luke Talich and redshirt freshman Tae Johnson are the top in-house candidates to start alongside Adon Shuler at safety for Notre Dame.

The Falcons totally overhauled their safety room outside of star Jessie Bates, adding two rookies and a number of veterans to ...

Watts Named to 2025 NFL All-Rookie Team Last Month Last month, Watts earned a spot on the 2025 NFL All-Rookie Team. He slotted in as the second safety alongside Ravens first-rounder Malaki Starks.

Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts celebrates with the defensive MVP trophy after Notre Dame’s 23-10 win against Georgia at the Caesars Superdome Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans.

Watts was teammates with Raiders tight end Michael Mayer, who he spoke highly of. “Mike Mayer’s an awesome guy,” he said. “I came in the same class as him, he was a 2020 guy with me.

We don’t talk nearly enough about Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts. This is one of the best players on one of the nation’s most historic college football programs, who are currently sitting at ...

SOUTH BEND — Let the record show: Xavier Watts was perfectly willing to ride a horse into his senior season with Notre Dame football. OK, maybe not into Kyle Field on Aug. 31 at Texas A&M, but ...

Xavier Watts will not forget this game. The Notre Dame safety knew his team had to show a complete effort against USC. He provided that and then some. Not only did he have two interceptions to set ...