2009 Football Roster
Roster
Watson, Louis

Jersey Number 20
Louis Watson
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mobile, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- St. Paul's Episcopal HS
Bio
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER: A top reserve in the defensive backfield during his junior season . . . Played in all 13 games during the 2011 campaign and has seen action in 28 contests in his three-year career so far (one start) . . . Came to Starkville as a standout defensive back in the Alabama prep ranks.
2011: Saw action in all 13 games, mostly on kickoff and punt-return coverage . . . Recorded six tackles, including a career-high five in the homecoming win vs. UT Martin . . . Notched a tackle in the Music City Bowl victory vs. Wake Forest.
2010: Played six games during his sophomore campaign . . . Posted a pair of tackles on the year, one each in wins against Memphis and Alcorn State.
2009: Saw action in nine games as a redshirt freshman, earning one starting call . . . Posted three tackles in the season-opener against Jackson State . . . Earned a start and recorded one stop against Georgia Tech . . . Saw extensive duty on coverage teams throughout the year.
2008: Redshirted his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School All-Star game, but sat out the contest due to injury . . . Named first-team, Class 5A all-state at defensive back by the Alabama Sports Writers Association . . . Credited with running a 4.47 in the 40-yard dash by recruiting website Scout.com . . . Rated No. 33 on SuperPrep’s post-season All-America listing of the state of Alabama’s top players, the state’s top cornerback prospect . . . Helped Coach Mike Bates’ St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Ala., to the Class 5A state championship during his senior season . . . Registered 65 tackles and six interceptions during his senior campaign for the Saints . . . Offensively, made 13 pass receptions for 333 yards, a 26-yard average, and two touchdowns . . . Also helped St. Paul’s Episcopal to a pair of state quarterfinal appearances during his sophomore and junior seasons . . . Recorded 43 tackles and six pass interceptions as a junior defensive back as well . . . Had eight catches for 166 yards, a 20.8-yard average, and three touchdowns during his junior season as a wide receiver . . . Also returned one kickoff for a touchdown that season . . . Outstanding track sprinter on the high school level, leading his prep team to back-to-back state titles in his sophomore and junior seasons . . . He won individual state championships in the 400 meters (sophomore and junior years) and 55-meter dashes (junior year) . . . Other top scholarship offers: Colorado, Louisville and Purdue . . . Committed to MSU in January 2008.
PERSONAL: Born Louis Teddy Watson II on Jan. 23, 1990, in Mobile, Ala... . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Watson . . . His father played football at Mississippi Valley State and in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns.
WATSON’S CAREER HIGHS
Total Tackles – 5, vs. UT Martin (11-5-11)
Assisted Tackles – 4, vs. UT Martin (11-5-11)
Solo Tackles – 1, 7x, last vs. Wake Forest (12-30-11)
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