Jamil Watson
Jamil Watson
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Brandon Stockdale | Prep Redzone Scout
Watson is another transfer from West Charlotte. He’s expected to play in the secondary for the Stallions and has close to a dozen offers, including SMU, Tennessee and UNC.
He played both ways last year and was fun to watch. At running back, he had the vision to find the open hole and then explode with speed out into the open field. He wouldn’t go down with first contact, either. At linebacker, he takes great angles to the ball and will come and lay the lumber on the ball carrier.
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Read EvaluationIan Guerin | Prep Redzone Scout
Watson had a couple of pretty good underclassman seasons at West Charlotte (N.C.) before making his way to South Pointe. As a freshman, he put up 73 tackles and 10 tackles for loss and then converted to more of an offense-first player who rushed for 655 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore.
At South Pointe, he’s almost assuredly going to focus on defense as a linebacker or safety, and while that is still up in the air, but his athleticism is not. After the conclusion of his sophomore year, Watson’s film started leading to offers, and as of last count he was sitting on five NCAA Division I opportunities and counting.
We believe most of those are because of his defensive prowess. Watson is a menace in blitz packages off the edge, can roam the middle of the defense or stay with would-be pass catchers out of the backfield or elsewhere. His playing time is a big ol’ TBD after his transfer, but we don’t expect him to be a mystery in South Carolina for very long.
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Read EvaluationMatt Morrow | Prep Redzone Scout
Obviously, when there’s a shutout, there’s not a lot of bright spots. However, Jamil ran for 95 yards on 17 carries in this one, and he did his part to try and keep the chains moving for the Lions. I think in his future, Jamil will be able to star either on offense or defense with his overall speed and athletic ability. It will be fun to see ultimately what he plays on the college level, but he’s got two more years of being a major impact player in high school.
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Read EvaluationMatt Morrow | Prep Redzone Scout
Jamil became a bit of a short-yardage specialist in this game, as he finished with two touchdown runs where he ran through multiple Mustangs’ tackle attempts on both of them. I liked how decisive Jamil was in the running game, getting downhill immediately and being physical at the point of attack. Jamil also had some plays on defense, but his biggest impact was with the ball in his hands here. I spoke with Jamil after the game.
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Read EvaluationWill Helms | Prep Redzone Scout
We might eventually change Watson’s position in our system to linebacker, as that’s his best position, but we think he still has some offensive upside as well. He had a huge freshman year on the defensive side of the ball, racking up 73 tackles, including 10 for loss. He’s a stat sheet stuffer, forcing two fumbles, recovering another, and picking off a pass as a freshman.
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