Receiver, LSU (from Ole Miss), 2025–⁠26

Winston Watkins

Number
No. 6
Height
5′10″
Weight
182 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Fort Myers, FL
Born
Mar 18, 2007

Wikipedia readers: about 455 a month over the past year

Winston Watkins plays receiver for LSU, after Ole Miss (2025). Last time out, against Mississippi State: 4 catches, 31 yards.

2026 so far

33 catches, 447 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 4 catches, 31 yards vs. Mississippi State, W 31–⁠0

Next game: at Auburn, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 110CLEM
  2. 43LT
  3. 54@MISS
  4. 107TA&M
  5. 40MCN
  6. 62@UK
  7. 31MSST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Clemson, 2026111receiving yards, career highat Oklahoma, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Ole Miss2637314.3143
2026LSU3344713.5236
Career5982013.9343

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Ole Miss6WRFr.
2026LSU6WRSo.5′10″182

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
2025Ole Miss370.6277th (n=1040)0.4623.05%
2026LSU510.6475th (n=829)0.4332.59%

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

2026 LSU 7 games, 33 catches, 447 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.ClemsonW 51–⁠10711013214
Sep 12vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠145430176
Sep 19atOle MissL 24–⁠32354126–
Sep 26vs.Texas A&MW 35–⁠651070363
Oct 3vs.McNeeseW 63–⁠14340022–
Oct 10atKentuckyL 34–⁠35662014–
Oct 17vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠0431010−10
2025 Ole Miss 11 games, 26 catches, 373 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Georgia StateW 63–⁠7233028–
Sep 20vs.TulaneW 45–⁠10113013–
Sep 27vs.LSUW 24–⁠19338013–
Oct 11vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠212−10010
Oct 18atGeorgiaL 35–⁠431240244
Oct 25atOklahomaW 34–⁠264111043–
Nov 8vs.The CitadelW 49–⁠05801327
Nov 15vs.FloridaW 34–⁠24334019−1
Nov 28atMississippi StateW 38–⁠19331015–
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 39–⁠341707–
Jan 8 ✦vs.MiamiL 27–⁠3113031

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

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