Tennessee football at Kentucky: Five Wildcats to watch for against Vols

For Kentucky, the front seven is where all the plays are made. And Jamar Watson is one of those guys making the plays. At 6’3″ 242 pounds, he is used the way Jeremy Pruitt likes to use edge rushers for Tennessee football. Mark Stoops sends him wherever he can to make big plays, and he’s done a great job of that so far.

Watson has 22 tackles on the year, and five and a half of them have been tackles for a loss while three and a half of them have been sacks. He also forced a fumble and has been a staple in this system given the fact that he has been seeing significant action since his freshman year. Beating the Vols will be a big deal to him.

Jarrett Guarantano has been making numerous mistakes all year when he thought he heard footsteps, and Watson is a guy who could bring those footsteps. The same is true of Brian Maurer, although Maurer just thinks quickly and makes a decision, even if it’s the wrong one.

We haven’t seen enough of Shrout under pressure yet, but the general point is that Watson can be a major issue for Rocky Top. The scary point, however, is he’s just the start of a deadly front seven that the Vols will have to account for. We go to another member of that unit for the next guy on this list.