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.

Inside the Atlanta Falcons' draft night pursuit of Xavier Watts, his similarities to Jessie Bates III and why those near him believe he's destined for stardom.

H eading into the 2025 NFL Draft, it felt like former Notre Dame All-American safety Xavier Watts was on a strong trajectory to go inside of the top 50 overall selections. He mana ...

The first day Atlanta Falcons rookie defensive backs Xavier Watts and Billy Bowman Jr. got on the practice field, assistant ...

While Notre Dame 2026 safety commit Ayden Pouncey will start his career on defense, he showed the ability to play on the ...

It wasn’t what many expected, but Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the No. 96 overall pick of the NFL drafts third round. What a moment for Watts ...

SOUTH BEND — Former Notre Dame football safety Xavier Watts is officially an NFL rookie after being picked by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2025 NFL Draft. Watts was selected in the third round ...

Fontenot is now in line to get a different text from Gray, as Atlanta traded up five spots with the Philadelphia Eagles late in the third round to select Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts at No. 96 ...

Rated as the third- or fourth-best safety in most pre-draft projections, Notre Dame's Xavier Watts was the sixth player taken at his position.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WNDU) - Former Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts has been drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 96th overall pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Watts came to Notre Dame ...

Former Notre Dame star Xavier Watts knows his future home as the Atlanta Falcons drafted him in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Watts was selected with the 96th overall pick in the draft.