Maraad Watson

A first-year defensive lineman who transferred to Texas from Syracuse in spring 2025 … has played in 20 career games with 14 starts ... played in 13 games with 11 starts at Syracuse as a true freshman. SOPHOMORE (2025) Has started in six games ... made his Longhorn debut at Ohio State (8/30) where he notched one tackle ... logged four total tackles (one solo) and 1.5 sacks for 12 yards against San Jose State (9/6) ... recorded four total tackles vs. UTEP (9/13) ... recorded four total tackles at Florida (10/4) ... logged two tackles (one solo) against Oklahoma (10/11) ... did not play at Kentucky (10/18) due to injury ... posted four tackles at Mississippi State (10/25) including 0.5 sack for 3 yards ... saw action against Vanderbilt (11/1) and at Georgia (11/15) ... notched one tackle and two quarterback hurries against Arkansas (11/22). BEFORE TEXAS 247Sports Freshman All-American and Midseason Freshman All-American ... appeared in every game with 11 starts at defensive tackle ... had 31 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry on the year ... made his collegiate debut vs. Ohio (8/31), finishing with two tackles ... had 0.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry during his first collegiate start against Georgia Tech (9/7) ... had two solo tackles vs. Stanford (9/20) ... Tallied his first collegiate sack against Holy Cross (9/28) ... made two tackles at UNLV (10/4) ... Had four tackles at Boston College (11/9) ... posted a pair of tackles at Cal (11/16) ... made four tackles and broke up a pass against UConn (11/23) ... had a career-high six tackles in the upset win over No. 6 Miami (11/30) ... made five tackles in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl vs. Washington State (12/27). HIGH SCHOOL Recorded 72 tackles (9 TFL), 15 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles in seven games as a senior ... Second Team All-State selection ... earned all-division honors at Irvington ... ranked No. 24 player in the state of New Jersey by 247Sports. PERSONAL Son of Madeerah Banks, Terrell Cowherd and Carl Watson ... has two siblings, Umar and Asaii.