Career Highs
Tackles: 6, vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (11/11/2023) and at Sam Houston (11/04/2023)
Sacks: 2, vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (11/11/2023)
Tackles For Loss: 2, vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (11/11/2023)
As a Redshirt Junior (2024)
Saw action in all 12 games for the Owls on the defensive line … earned 21 total tackles on the season with his in-game season-high (4) coming against Sam Houston (Nov. 16) … earned a tackle for loss against UT Martin (Sept. 28) … was able to force a fumble against Louisiana Tech (Nov. 30).
As a Junior (2023)
Started in eight games along the defensive line ... led the team in sacks with three ... posted 22 tackles (13 solo) with four tackles for loss, one pass break up and one quarterback hurry ... also added one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... had one tackle and a sack for a 15-yard loss in the win against Lincoln (Oct. 28) ... set a career high in tackles with six total (five solo) at Sam Houston (Nov. 4) ... also added 0.5 tackles for loss.
As a Sophomore (2022)
Registered two tackles (all solo) and one sack for a loss of 11 yards in the season opener at Samford (Sept. 1) ... the sack marked the first of his career ... set a new career-high in tackles with four against Cincinnati (Sept. 10) ...also added a sack for the second-straight game ... posted four tackles (all solo) and added 0.5 sacks at Jacksonville State (Oct. 1) ... registered three tackles (all solo) against Central Arkansas (Oct. 15).
As a Freshman (Fall 2021)
Played in four games including the season opener against Reinhardt (Sept. 2)... Assisted in two tackles at North Alabama (Nov. 13).
High School
Played at Dacula High School under head coaches Clint Jenkins and Tommy Jones … led the Falcons to a 7-4 record as a senior … wreaked havoc defensively with 24 tackles, six TFL, two sacks, and 17 QB hurries as a junior … starred both ways with 66 pancakes and a 90% blocking grade to be named all-region … graded at 90% with 39 pancakes as a sophomore… gained playing time as a freshman and recorded 20 tackles … won the 15- and 16-year-old national title in the shot put with a throw of 55 feet, one inch National AAU Junior Olympics in Greensboro, N.C. … also was fourth nationally in the discus at 155-1 … finished his 2019 track and field season unbeaten in the shot put, including a Class 6A state championship with a throw of 58-9 ½ … named a 2020 male track & field “Super Six” by the Gwinnett Daily Post.
Personal
Son of Emmett and Rosalind Watkins … has a sister, Jacobia, and a brother, Emmett, Jr. … plans to major in exercise science.
