Preston Watson
Duke Blue Devils
87
Great

Preston Watson

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Projected Starter

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Preston Watson is the projected starter at DT for Duke Blue Devils.

Junior · #95 · 6'1", 300 lbs

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Depth at DT · Duke Blue Devils

  1. 19587Preston WatsonStarter
  2. 29970Dakota Quiñonez
  3. 38870Bariate Kara

Duke Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the ACC

Will HeldtClemson · RDEArmondo BlountMiami · LDEGabe KirschkeWake Forest · LDE

Up next for Duke

Duke plays NC State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Seminole, ranked #854 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 15 tackles, 3 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #854 Natl2-Yr Total22 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share2%
Lake Mary, FL
Jersey
#95
Class
JR
Height
6'1"
Weight
300 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251530.5
2024710.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8722
National Rank
#854
High School
Seminole
Hometown
Sanford, FL

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 66th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 66% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 23WUVATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 19-16

Oct 17LUNCTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-20

Oct 10LGTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-25

Sep 26WW&MTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-7

Sep 12WILLTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-27

Sep 5WTULNTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-3

Preston Watson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

15 tkl · 3 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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