Preston Watson

DT · #95 · Duke · JR · 6'1" · 300 · Lake Mary, FL

Projected DT starter

15 2026 tackles

1 · 2 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

30 Career games (6 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Duke	6	6	15	1	2	0	0	0
2025	Duke	12	0	13	0.5	2	0	0	0
2024	Duke	12	0	7	0.5	0	0	0	0

2026 Percentile vs DTs

Tackles per game 2.5 86

Havoc plays 4 68

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Duke 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 6.5% 96

Line yards per carry allowed 2.2 73

Sack rate 5.5% 38

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W7	UNC	2	1	2

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#852 Jamari Payne DL · Loachapoka PUR

#852

Exodus Ayers ATH · Proctor Academy ORST

#854

Preston Watson DL · Seminole DUKE

#866

Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. S · Gadsden City ALA

#866

Talan Chandler IOL · Nevada MIZZ

DLs in the class

#91

Josh Alexander-Felton Edgewater NCST

#92 Jamari Payne Loachapoka PUR

#93

Preston Watson Seminole DUKE

#96

Caleb Irving Dallas Parish Episcopal PUR

#96

Landen Marshall Andalusia GT

2026 · 68th pctile of DTs

Recruit · 71th pctile of class