Chicago Phillips junior defensive tackle Amir Watts (6-foot-3, 260 pounds) became the second Wildcat to make his college decision this weekend.
Watts, who played last season at DeLaSalle before transferring to Phillips this spring, gave Western Michigan and head coach PJ Fleck his verbal commitment. On Friday night, Phillips junior linebacker and teammate Amani Jones (6-foot-0, 215 pounds) pledged to Illinois.
"I committed to Western Michigan just a few minutes ago." Watts said. "I just felt that there is too much opportunity at Western Michigan for me to pass up. The program is undergoing a lot of development and growth and I want to be a part of that so I committed."
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So why did Watts make such an early commitment to the WMU Broncos?
"I just didn't want to miss out on everything happening at Western Michigan. I want to be a part of building something here."
Watts, who was in Kalamazoo today for the WMU Broncos spring game, now becomes the 14th known verbal commitment for Western Michigan. Watts is also the second Land of Lincoln recruit for the Broncos, joining Evanston three-star ranked junior quarterback Matt Little (6-foot-4, 210 pounds) in the Class of 2016.