2020-21 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2021-22: Played in eight games … Played 212 total snaps (208 on defense, four on special teams) … Posted nine tackles, including 3.5 for loss and two sacks, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup on the season … Had two tackles for loss, including a sack, and a pass breakup in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Had two tackles, including a sack, at Florida Atlantic … Had a tackle at Arkansas … Played 28 snaps against Louisiana … Posted a tackle and a quarterback hurry against Arkansas State … Had a tackle at Troy …Had half a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry at South Alabama … Had a tackle against Georgia State … Missed the final three games due to an injury … Made the Honor Roll in the fall for posting above a 3.00 GPA.
2020-21: Played in six games … Saw action on 142 total snaps (123 on defense, 19 on special teams) … Had 12 tackles, including two sacks, on the season … Played 26 total snaps against Campbell … Had four tackles at Louisiana … Recorded his first collegiate sack at ULM to go along with three total tackles … Had a tackle against UMass … Had half a tackle for loss at Coastal Carolina … Had three stops against South Alabama … Missed the rest of the season with a shoulder injury … Made the Honor Roll in the fall … Named to the 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA.
2019-20: Played in 11 games, seeing action on 127 total plays (117 defensive … Had 12 tackles on the season, including 1.5 for loss … Also had a fumble recovery … Made his collegiate debut in the opener at No. 6 LSU, playing seven defensive snaps … Had two tackles, including half a tackle for loss, against the Tigers … Was on the field for 20 total plays against Maine … Had a tackle and a quarterback hurry at South Alabama … Had two tackles against New Mexico State … Had a tackle against No. 20 App State … Had two stops, including half a tackle for loss, against Troy … Had a tackle against ULM … Had a tackle and a fumble recovery at Arkansas State … Had a tackle against Georgia State … Saw brief action against Liberty in the Cure Bowl.
2018-19: An early enrollee at Georgia Southern … Went through spring practice with the Eagles … Made the Honor Roll in the spring for posting above a 3.0 GPA.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Langston Hughes High for Coach Willie Cannon … An honorable mention all-state selection for the AAAAAA level by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Named defensive player of the year in Region 5-6A as a senior … Had 91 total tackles, including 25 for loss and 10 sacks, with 25 quarterback hurries, an interception and a fumble returned for a touchdown as a senior … Rated as the No. 189 defensive tackle in the country and No. 221 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports … Ranked the No. 171 defensive tackle in the country by 247Sports’ Composite Rankings … Named second-team all-region as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born Antonio Lamont Watkins Jr. on February 8 in Atlanta … Son of Tammy and Antonio Watkins … Has two siblings, Anna and Aiden … Uncle, Rokevious Watkins, played at South Carolina and in the NFL for Kansas City and St. Louis.
MAJOR: Interdisciplinary Studies
