Antonio Watts holds the STAR · Starter spot in Louisville Cardinals’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Antonio Watts is a 6'2", 225-pound STAR from Columbus, GA who redshirted in 2022. He appeared in 13 games as a reserve linebacker in 2023, recording 28 total tackles and 6.0 tackles for loss. In 2024, Watts started all 13 games and posted a career-best 51 tackles. During the 2025 season, he logged 42 total tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three interceptions, and three pass breakups across 10 games before missing the final three contests due to injury. He earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors for 2025.

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