Defensive back, Vanderbilt (from Illinois), 2015–19
Cameron Watkins
Lettered 2016–18 at Illinois (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 203 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Madison, TN
Cameron Watkins played defensive back at Illinois (2015–18) and Vanderbilt (2019).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Kent State, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Illinois | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Illinois | 39 | 24 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Illinois | 38 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 23 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 121 | 80 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Illinois | 31 | DB | RS | ||
| 2016 | Illinois | 31 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Illinois | 31 | DB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Illinois | 31 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 31 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 203 |
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.
Game by game
2019 Vanderbilt 10 games, 23 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia | L 6–30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. LSU | L 38–66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 24–18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Ole Miss | L 6–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. UNLV | L 10–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Missouri | W 21–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at South Carolina | L 7–24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Florida | L 0–56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Kentucky | L 14–38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 38–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Illinois 10 games, 38 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Kent State | W 31–24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Illinois | W 34–14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. South Florida | L 19–25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Penn State | L 24–63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Rutgers | W 38–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Purdue | L 7–46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | at Wisconsin | L 20–49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Maryland | L 33–63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Nebraska | L 35–54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Iowa | L 0–63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Illinois 10 games, 39 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ball State | W 24–21 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 20–7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atSouth Florida | L 23–47 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Nebraska | L 6–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atIowa | L 16–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Rutgers | L 24–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Minnesota | L 17–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atPurdue | L 10–29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | L 14–24 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at Ohio State | L 14–52 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Illinois 7 games, 21 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Murray State | W 52–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atNebraska | L 16–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Purdue | L 31–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Michigan State | W 31–27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atWisconsin | L 3–48 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Iowa | L 0–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Northwestern | L 21–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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