Running back, Tulsa (from Missouri), 2019–⁠24

Anthony Watkins

Number
No. 23
Height
5′11″
Weight
202 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Worth, TX

Anthony Watkins played running back at Missouri (2019) and Tulsa (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

146rushing yards, career highvs. Charlotte, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Missouri6193.205
2020Tulsa7213.0012
2021Tulsa866347.4478
2023Tulsa1978894.5446
2024Tulsa874024.6477
Career3831,9655.11278

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Tulsa2300
2021Tulsa163111
Career183411

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Tulsa4287.008
2023Tulsa9576.3010
2024Tulsa1314210.9163
Career262278.7163

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Missouri23RBYr 1
2020Tulsa23RBYr 2
2021Tulsa23RBYr 3
2022Tulsa23RBYr 4
2023Tulsa23RBYr 5
2024Tulsa23RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″202

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Missouri60.01––0.0––
2020Tulsa7-0.17––-1.2––
2021Tulsa890.2981st (n=277)0.1625.79%0.34
2023Tulsa2050.0824th (n=450)0.1715.624%0.10
2024Tulsa1000.0827th (n=434)0.167.913%0.10

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Tulsa 11 games, 402 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Northwestern StateW 62–⁠28540133––
Sep 7atArkansas StateL 24–⁠281346114––
Sep 14vs.Oklahoma StateL 10–⁠4594002110
Sep 21atLouisiana TechW 23–⁠201060130220
Sep 28atNorth TexasL 20–⁠5293209127
Oct 5vs.ArmyL 7–⁠4983007––
Oct 19atTempleL 10–⁠20723010373
Oct 26vs.UTSAW 46–⁠4531001213
Nov 14vs.East CarolinaL 31–⁠381404––
Nov 23atSouth FloridaL 30–⁠631510117723
Nov 30vs.Florida AtlanticL 16–⁠6371607316
2023 Tulsa 12 games, 889 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 42–⁠7969027––
Sep 9atWashingtonL 10–⁠43115109215
Sep 16vs.OklahomaL 17–⁠661532091−1
Sep 23atNorthern IllinoisW 22–⁠142391115––
Sep 28vs.TempleW 48–⁠262077110––
Oct 7atFlorida AtlanticL 17–⁠201547020––
Oct 19vs.RiceL 10–⁠4211290815
Oct 28atSMUL 10–⁠691550010110
Nov 4vs.CharlotteL 26–⁠3324146130––
Nov 11atTulaneL 22–⁠24157602929
Nov 18vs.North TexasL 28–⁠3521115136––
Nov 25atEast CarolinaW 29–⁠2718106046219
2021 Tulsa 13 games, 634 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.UC DavisL 17–⁠192704––
Sep 11atOklahoma StateL 23–⁠28428118––
Sep 18atOhio StateL 20–⁠4142501118
Sep 25vs.Arkansas StateW 41–⁠347115175––
Oct 1vs.HoustonL 10–⁠4583902515
Oct 9vs.MemphisW 35–⁠29968144––
Oct 16atSouth FloridaW 32–⁠311−500––
Oct 29vs.NavyL 17–⁠20581078––
Nov 6atCincinnatiL 20–⁠2815105018––
Nov 13atTulaneW 20–⁠13858026––
Nov 20vs.TempleW 44–⁠10932010––
Nov 27atSMUW 34–⁠31426113––
Dec 20 ✦vs.Old DominionW 30–⁠171055012215
2020 Tulsa 5 games, 21 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 3atUCFW 34–⁠26––––––
Oct 23atSouth FloridaW 42–⁠13418012––
Oct 30vs.East CarolinaW 34–⁠30––––––
Nov 14vs.SMUW 28–⁠24––––––
Dec 5atNavyW 19–⁠63303––
2019 Missouri 1 game, 19 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 50–⁠061905––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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