Of note, she became the second Patty Kazmaier Award winner in Eagles history, following Alex Carpenter, who captured the honour in 2015.

Watts' end-to-end shorthanded goal against the University of New Hampshire was also recognized among the BC Eagles Athletics' Top 10 Plays of the 2017–18 season, placing second.

Appearing in the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament versus the Northeastern Huskies, Daryl Watts scored the game-winning goal in a 2–1 overtime win.

It was part of a landmark 2020–21 season which saw Watts as a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, as she led the NCAA in goals scored and placed second nationally with 34 points.

On January 25, 2023, it was revealed that her contract carried an average annual value of $88,500 US ($118,000+ CDN) thereby making it "the highest salary ever announced for a professional women's hockey player in North America".

Her father, Michael, is a corporate lawyer who also acted as his daughter's agent when negotiating her PHF contract.