#35
Jaylen Watson
KC · 2022–2025LAR · 2026–presentACT
JaylenWatson#35CB
Age
27
Sep 17, 1998
Height
6'2"
74"
Weight
197
lb
College
Washington State; Ventura
2020-2021
Drafted
2022
Rd 7, Pk 243
Exp
4
seasons
Contract
$51M
3y · $17.0M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
64
2025
PD
6
regular season
INT
2
regular season
INT Yds
14
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Snap %
95%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2020 — Present · Includes honors
2026
Los Angeles Rams · Cornerback
CB · Current roster
NFL
2022–2025
Kansas City Chiefs · Cornerback
CB · 65 active weeks
NFL
2020–2021
Washington State · DB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2022 Draft
Selection
Round 7, Pick 243
#243 overall by Kansas City Chiefs
TeamKC
Overall#243

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaAll-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.