DETROIT – Texas defensive back was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 195th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday.
Watts is the 10th Longhorn selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, the most-ever for Texas through the first six rounds of the NFL Draft. He is the first Texas defensive back drafted since Caden Sterns was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round in 2021. Watts is the 18th Texas player drafted by the Steelers in program history and the first since cornerback Curtis Brown was picked in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.