Receiver, App State, 2016–⁠17

T.J. Watkins

Number
No. 88
Height
6′1″
Weight
165 lb
Hometown
Forest City, NC

T.J. Watkins played receiver at App State (2016–⁠17).

Career highs

102receiving yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2017

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2016 and 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016App State8789.8012
2017App State2129514.0184
Career2937312.9184

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016App State88WR
2017App State88WR6′1″165

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
2016App State71.06––7.4–
2017App State290.61––17.75%

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

2017 App State 8 games, 21 catches, 295 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16atTexas StateW 20–⁠131−10−1–
Sep 23vs.Wake ForestL 19–⁠203102184–
Oct 14atIdahoW 23–⁠203405–
Oct 21vs.Coastal CarolinaW 37–⁠29224012–
Oct 28atMassachusettsL 27–⁠301606–
Nov 4atUL MonroeL 45–⁠52485060–
Nov 25atGeorgia StateW 31–⁠104290133
Dec 2vs.LouisianaW 63–⁠14346023–
2016 App State 4 games, 8 catches, 78 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 24atAkronW 45–⁠38441012–
Oct 27atGeorgia SouthernW 34–⁠101606–
Nov 5vs.Texas StateW 35–⁠10224012–
Nov 12atTroyL 24–⁠281707–

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

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