Receiver, Ole Miss (from Louisville), 2020–24
Jordan Watkins
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
- Born
- Feb 15, 2002
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Jordan Watkins played receiver at Louisville (2020–21) and Ole Miss (2022–24). The San Francisco 49ers took Watkins in round 4, No. 138 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highat Alabama, 2023254receiving yards, career highat Arkansas, 20245receiving touchdowns, career highat Arkansas, 2024Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 35 | 529 | 15.1 | 4 | 76 |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 40 | 449 | 11.2 | 2 | 61 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 53 | 741 | 14.0 | 3 | 68 |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 49 | 906 | 18.5 | 9 | 75 |
| Career | 185 | 2,682 | 14.5 | 18 | 76 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 10 | 181 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Louisville | 1 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 85 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | – | – | – | 14 | 68 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | – | – | – | 12 | 114 | 1 |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | – | – | – | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 209 | 0 | 37 | 291 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 11 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Louisville | 11 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 11 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 11 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 11 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 190 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 9 | 1.12 | – | – | 10.1 | – |
| 2021 | Louisville | 45 | 0.97 | 87th (n=410) | 0.67 | 43.5 | 6% |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 50 | 0.54 | 29th (n=683) | 0.71 | 26.9 | 6% |
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 66 | 0.94 | 69th (n=681) | 0.80 | 62.4 | 8% |
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 69 | 0.98 | 59th (n=581) | 0.92 | 67.8 | 8% |
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
2024 Ole Miss 12 games, 49 catches, 906 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 52–3 | 1 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 40–6 | 1 | 75 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 52–13 | 3 | 36 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 17–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 27–3 | 5 | 72 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 26–29 | 3 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 26–14 | 4 | 59 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 63–31 | 8 | 254 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 28–10 | 4 | 68 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 17–24 | 8 | 70 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 26–14 | 5 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 52–20 | 7 | 180 | 2 | – | – | – |
2023 Ole Miss 12 games, 53 catches, 741 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 73–7 | 6 | 111 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 37–20 | 5 | 60 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 48–23 | 4 | 119 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 10–24 | 9 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 55–49 | 5 | 103 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 27–20 | 7 | 86 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 33–7 | 3 | 44 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 38–35 | 5 | 47 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 17–52 | 2 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 35–3 | 6 | 73 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 17–7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 38–25 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
2022 Ole Miss 12 games, 40 catches, 449 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 28–10 | 2 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 59–3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | W 42–0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 35–27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 22–19 | 2 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 52–28 | 7 | 117 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 48–34 | 4 | 43 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 20–45 | 5 | 57 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 31–28 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 27–42 | 4 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 22–24 | 8 | 41 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 25–42 | 4 | 45 | 1 | – | – | – |
2021 Louisville 12 games, 35 catches, 529 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 24–43 | 4 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 30–3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 42–35 | 4 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | W 31–23 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Oct 2 | at | L 34–37 | 4 | 60 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 33–34 | 4 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 28–14 | 2 | 30 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 13–28 | 2 | 83 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 24–30 | 4 | 41 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 41–3 | 2 | 73 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 62–22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 21–52 | 2 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 Louisville 6 games, 10 returns, 181 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 34–47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 27–46 | – | – | – | 2 | 32 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 48–16 | – | – | – | 2 | 45 | – |
| Nov 14 | at | L 17–31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 63 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 30–0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 45–21 | 2 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ |
| Weight | 196 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 72½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.37 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 3 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 | 60 | 0 |
| NFL career | 3 | 4 | 86 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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