
Receiver, Clemson, 2011–13
Sammy Watkins
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Fort Myers, FL
- Born
- Jun 14, 1993, in Fort Myers, Florida
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Sammy Watkins played receiver at Clemson (2011–13). The Buffalo Bills took Watkins in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16catches, career highvs. Ohio State, 2013227receiving yards, career highvs. Ohio State, 20132receiving touchdowns, career highsix times; last vs. Ohio State, 2013Honors
- 2011Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year
- 2011ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 2011ACC Rookie of the Year
Team titles: ACC champions, 2011
All-America: AP first team 2011; AFCA 2013; Scout.com first team 2011; Pro Football Weekly 2011 and 2012; Sports Illustrated 2011; Yahoo! Sports 2011
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
Returns
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Clemson | 98 | 0.69 | 35th (n=341) | 0.81 | 68.0 | 10% |
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
2013 Clemson 13 games, 101 catches, 1,464 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 38–35 | 6 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 52–13 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at | W 26–14 | 10 | 96 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 56–7 | 6 | 113 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 49–14 | 4 | 126 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 24–14 | 7 | 101 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 14–51 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 3 | 56 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 40–27 | 14 | 163 | 0 | 3 | 46 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 59–10 | 8 | 169 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 55–31 | 5 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 50 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 52–6 | 7 | 58 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 17–31 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 79 | – |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. | W 40–35 | 16 | 227 | 2 | 2 | 38 | – |
2012 Clemson 10 games, 57 catches, 708 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 41–7 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Sep 22 | at | L 37–49 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 48 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 47–31 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 71 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 38–17 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 42–13 | 8 | 202 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 56–20 | 6 | 97 | 1 | 2 | 42 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 45–10 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 62–48 | 11 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 17–27 | 4 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 25–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2011 Clemson 13 games, 82 catches, 1,219 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 43–19 | 7 | 81 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 35–27 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 110 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 38–24 | 10 | 155 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 35–30 | 7 | 141 | 2 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 23–3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 36–14 | 7 | 152 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 56–45 | 8 | 105 | 2 | 5 | 207 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 59–38 | 8 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 96 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 17–31 | 9 | 153 | 1 | 6 | 124 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 31–28 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 103 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 13–34 | 4 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 38–10 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. | L 33–70 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 7 | 143 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ |
| Weight | 211 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 76½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.43 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.95 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 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
9 seasons, 105 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 65 | 982 | 6 |
| 2015 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 60 | 1,047 | 9 |
| 2016 | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 28 | 430 | 2 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 39 | 593 | 8 |
| 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 40 | 519 | 3 |
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 52 | 673 | 3 |
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 37 | 421 | 2 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 11 | 27 | 394 | 1 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 16 | 325 | 0 |
| NFL career | 105 | 364 | 5,384 | 34 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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