Notre Dame has quickly become one of the nation's best secondaries in recent seasons and that should continue in 2025. Led by ...

Another national publication is bullish on Notre Dame's secondary heading into the season. Pro Football Focus ranked the Fighting Irish No. 3 behind Texas and Alabama in its top-10 secondaries, and ...

Often overlooked as part of the trade that netted the Atlanta Falcons James Pearce Jr. in the first round, safety Xavier Watts could be a key player.

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 ...

Xavier Watts posted a video to his social media on Dec. 30, 2023, with the tagline "Run it back." The two-minute-and-20-second clip depicts Notre Dame's 6-foot, 203-pound safety wearing a cowboy ...

Notre Dame was without its standout players at quarterback, running back, both tackle positions, and more. But Al Golden didn’t go without his star safety in Xavier Watts. Although the First ...

Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts is ready to begin his NFL career after an excellent stint with the Fighting Irish. In four seasons at college - all spent at Notre Dame - Watts had 189 total tackles ...

Xavier Watts and Benjamin Morrison Appear in Latest Chad Reuter Mock Draft Notre Dame corner back Benjamin Morrison (20) walks with his team during warm ups before a NCAA college football game ...

SOUTH BEND — Xavier Watts and JD Bertrand played together for several seasons on the Notre Dame football defense. Now the former Irish team captains will reunite in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons.

Notre Dame has played Cover 1 (man coverage with one high safety) on nearly half of their snaps (48.6%) during the last two seasons, with Watts playing on the back end. An additional 22 percent of ...

The Notre Dame offseason just got way better as All-American safety Xavier Watts announced his plans to return to the program for a fifth and final season with the program. Watts joins fellow All ...