Running back, Memphis, 2018–⁠21

Kylan Watkins

Number
No. 11
Height
5′11″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Kylan Watkins played running back at Memphis (2018–⁠21).

Career highs

113rushing yards, career highat South Alabama, 20197catches, career highvs. South Florida, 2020

Team titles: American champions, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Memphis623255.2372
2020Memphis804285.3144
2021Memphis15513.4013
Career1578045.1472

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Memphis5408.0124
2020Memphis231546.7123
2021Memphis4133.305
Career322076.5224

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Memphis11RBRS
2019Memphis11RBFr.
2020Memphis11RBSo.
2021Memphis11RBJr.5′11″170

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
2019Memphis680.1558th (n=287)0.1310.410%0.15
2020Memphis1090.0626th (n=212)0.146.413%0.07
2021Memphis18-0.25––-4.5––

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

2021 Memphis 4 games, 51 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 2atTempleL 31–⁠347390–––
Oct 9atTulsaL 29–⁠355170380
Oct 14vs.NavyW 35–⁠172−40–––
Oct 22atUCFL 7–⁠241−10150
2020 Memphis 11 games, 428 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Arkansas StateW 37–⁠24134702130
Oct 3atSMUL 27–⁠3010680240
Oct 17vs.UCFW 50–⁠49106404501
Oct 24vs.TempleW 41–⁠299451–––
Oct 31atCincinnatiL 10–⁠4951103260
Nov 7vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠33104407480
Nov 21vs.Stephen F. AustinW 56–⁠14111000100
Nov 28atNavyW 10–⁠72501−80
Dec 5atTulaneL 21–⁠352302160
Dec 12vs.HoustonW 30–⁠27470150
Dec 23 ✦vs.Florida AtlanticW 25–⁠104340–––
2019 Memphis 10 games, 325 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.SouthernW 55–⁠2410351120
Sep 14atSouth AlabamaW 42–⁠61111301181
Sep 26vs.NavyW 35–⁠233180–––
Oct 5atUL MonroeW 52–⁠33104812260
Oct 12atTempleL 28–⁠304271–––
Oct 19vs.TulaneW 47–⁠177140–––
Oct 26atTulsaW 42–⁠4121001−60
Nov 2vs.SMUW 54–⁠485100–––
Nov 16atHoustonW 45–⁠278390–––
Nov 23atSouth FloridaW 49–⁠102110–––

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

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