Receiver, Southern Miss, 2017–19
Quez Watkins
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Athens, AL
- Born
- Jun 9, 1998
Quez Watkins played receiver at Southern Miss (2017–19). The Philadelphia Eagles took Watkins in round 6, No. 200 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11catches, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2018209receiving yards, career highat Troy, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Jackson State, 2018Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 23 | 337 | 14.7 | 2 | 48 |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 73 | 896 | 12.3 | 9 | 57 |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 64 | 1,178 | 18.4 | 6 | 77 |
| Career | 160 | 2,411 | 15.1 | 17 | 77 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 11 | 236 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 3 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 138 | 1 |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 4 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Career | 18 | 365 | 0 | 19 | 178 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 16 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 16 | WR | So. | ||
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 16 | WR | Jr. | 6′2″ | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 43 | 0.31 | 18th (n=507) | 0.52 | 13.5 | 5% |
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 106 | 0.61 | 64th (n=497) | 0.53 | 64.4 | 13% |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 99 | 0.70 | 74th (n=499) | 0.54 | 69.5 | 13% |
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
2019 Southern Miss 12 games, 64 catches, 1,178 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 38–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 47–42 | 7 | 209 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 7–49 | 3 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 31–13 | 2 | 97 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 45–27 | 8 | 198 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 30–45 | 6 | 102 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 20–6 | 6 | 67 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 37–2 | 5 | 87 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 36–17 | 7 | 137 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 10–28 | 8 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 25 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 17–34 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 46 | – |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. | L 13–30 | 9 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
2018 Southern Miss 11 games, 73 catches, 896 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 55–7 | 8 | 138 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 20–21 | 11 | 81 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 40–22 | 5 | 85 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | at | L 13–24 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 7–30 | 7 | 109 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 27–17 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 17–20 | 6 | 42 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 26–24 | 5 | 79 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 23–26 | 7 | 109 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 21–20 | 9 | 110 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 39–7 | 5 | 58 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
2017 Southern Miss 11 games, 23 catches, 337 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 17–24 | 4 | 103 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 45–0 | 2 | 34 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 28–17 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 31–29 | 5 | 78 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 24–0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at | W 34–27 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 33 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 12–30 | – | – | – | 3 | 72 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 10–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 43–34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 75 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 66–21 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 28–27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 34 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.35 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.28 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 43 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 7 | 106 | 1 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 43 | 647 | 1 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 33 | 354 | 3 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 15 | 142 | 1 |
| NFL career | 43 | 98 | 1,249 | 6 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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