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

Best season
1,178
Receiving yards, 2019 (Southern Miss, 7–⁠6)
Best game
209 yards
At Troy, week 3, 2019: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 200
Round 6, 2020 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2018209receiving yards, career highat Troy, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Jackson State, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Southern Miss2333714.7248
2018Southern Miss7389612.3957
2019Southern Miss641,17818.4677
Career1602,41115.11777

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Southern Miss1123602180
2018Southern Miss3430141381
2019Southern Miss48603220
Career183650191781

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Southern Miss210000
2018Southern Miss110000
2019Southern Miss220000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Southern Miss16WRFr.
2018Southern Miss16WRSo.
2019Southern Miss16WRJr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Southern Miss430.3118th (n=507)0.5213.55%
2018Southern Miss1060.6164th (n=497)0.5364.413%
2019Southern Miss990.7074th (n=499)0.5469.513%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Alcorn StateW 38–⁠10––––––
Sep 14atTroyW 47–⁠4272092–––
Sep 21atAlabamaL 7–⁠493240–––
Sep 28vs.UTEPW 31–⁠132970–––
Oct 12vs.North TexasW 45–⁠2781981––1
Oct 19atLouisiana TechL 30–⁠4561020–––
Oct 26atRiceW 20–⁠66670–––
Nov 9vs.UABW 37–⁠25871–––
Nov 16atUTSAW 36–⁠1771371–––
Nov 23vs.Western KentuckyL 10–⁠288900225–
Nov 30atFlorida AtlanticL 17–⁠343130146–
Jan 4 ✦vs.TulaneL 13–⁠30915411152
2018 Southern Miss 11 games, 73 catches, 896 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Jackson StateW 55–⁠781383––3
Sep 8vs.UL MonroeL 20–⁠2111811–––
Sep 22vs.RiceW 40–⁠225851–––
Sep 29atAuburnL 13–⁠2454812321
Oct 13atNorth TexasL 7–⁠3071091––1
Oct 20vs.UTSAW 27–⁠1753701114
Oct 27atCharlotteL 17–⁠206420––1
Nov 3vs.MarshallW 26–⁠245791––1
Nov 10atUABL 23–⁠2671091–––
Nov 17vs.Louisiana TechW 21–⁠2091100––1
Nov 24atUTEPW 39–⁠75580––2
2017 Southern Miss 11 games, 23 catches, 337 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.KentuckyL 17–⁠2441030–––
Sep 9vs.SouthernW 45–⁠02341–––
Sep 16atUL MonroeW 28–⁠172140–––
Oct 7atUTSAW 31–⁠295781–––
Oct 14vs.UTEPW 24–⁠0180–––
Oct 21atLouisiana TechW 34–⁠272120233–
Oct 28vs.UABL 12–⁠30–––372–
Nov 4atTennesseeL 10–⁠24–––––2
Nov 11atRiceW 43–⁠341140375–
Nov 18vs.CharlotteW 66–⁠214610122–
Nov 25atMarshallW 28–⁠272130234–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′0⅛″
Weight185 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size9″
Wingspan78⅞″W
40-yard dash4.35 s
10-yard split1.51 sW
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′5″
3-cone drill7.28 s
20-yard shuttle4.36 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Philadelphia Eagles471061
2021Philadelphia Eagles17436471
2022Philadelphia Eagles17333543
2023Philadelphia Eagles5151421
NFL career43981,2496

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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