Receiver, UAB, 2017–⁠20

Austin Watkins

Number
No. 6
Height
6′3″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Myers, FL
Born
Feb 16, 1998

Austin Watkins played receiver at UAB (2017–⁠20).

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. App State, 2019183receiving yards, career highat South Alabama, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highat Akron, 2019

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2018 and 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018UAB8779.6024
2019UAB571,09219.2667
2020UAB2641115.8256
Career911,58017.4867

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2019UAB1100100
2020UAB1100000
Career2200100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017UAB6WRFr.
2018UAB6WRSo.
2019UAB6WRJr.
2020UAB6WRSr.6′3″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018UAB81.36––10.8–
2019UAB840.7277th (n=499)0.5460.49%
2020UAB371.0097th (n=346)0.5537.19%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 UAB 6 games, 26 catches, 411 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Central ArkansasW 45–⁠35772016–
Sep 10atMiamiL 14–⁠31332116–
Sep 24atSouth AlabamaW 42–⁠107183156–
Oct 3vs.UTSAW 21–⁠13112012–
Oct 23vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠24217012–
Oct 31atLouisiana TechL 34–⁠37695027–
2019 UAB 14 games, 57 catches, 1,092 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Alabama StateW 24–⁠19251037–
Sep 7atAkronW 31–⁠20395240–
Sep 21vs.South AlabamaW 35–⁠3690133–
Sep 28atWestern KentuckyL 13–⁠20453015–
Oct 5vs.RiceW 35–⁠20578136–
Oct 12atUTSAW 33–⁠146167167–
Oct 19vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠145121039–
Nov 2atTennesseeL 7–⁠30334023–
Nov 9atSouthern MissL 2–⁠37474030–
Nov 16vs.UTEPW 37–⁠10145045–
Nov 23vs.Louisiana TechW 20–⁠14375045–
Nov 30atNorth TexasW 26–⁠212708–
Dec 7atFlorida AtlanticL 6–⁠49343019–
Dec 21 ✦vs.App StateL 17–⁠3110159141−1
2018 UAB 5 games, 8 catches, 77 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Savannah StateW 52–⁠01101–
Sep 8atCoastal CarolinaL 24–⁠47240024–
Sep 15vs.TulaneW 31–⁠24222013–
Sep 29vs.CharlotteW 28–⁠7219011–
Oct 6atLouisiana TechW 28–⁠71−500–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′1½″
Weight209 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan76″W
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.71 sW
Broad jump11′1″
Bench press18 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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