Watson played football for the Gators at 6-foot-5, 464 pounds, and he has worked hard to get down to around 450 pounds. Despite the progress Watson has made, he opened up training camp on the non-football injury list due to his weight.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed undrafted defensive tackle Desmond Watson on the non-football injury list due to his weight. Watson, 22, was 6-foot-6, 464 pounds when the Bucs signed him after the 2025 NFL Draft. He is down to about 450 pounds but hasn’t lost enough weight to be cleared for training camp.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made headlines after the NFL Draft when they signed Desmond Watson as an undrafted free agent. Watson is a defensive tackle out of Florida who was measured at 464 pounds heading into the draft. Now, Watson his official measurements from the Bucs: 6-foot-6 and 449 pounds.