Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Georgia Southern
A.J. Watkins
DE • 6'0" • 260 lbs • Fairburn, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
A.J. Watkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Player Story
A.J. Watkins built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive end from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 93, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of A.J. Watkins' career was his defensive...
Read the storyA.J. Watkins, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. A.J. Watkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 32
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
A.J. Watkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · DE
- Career Tackles
- 32
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- UL Monroe
- Latest roster
- No. 93 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 9 tackles · DE 167th (top 60%) · Sun Belt 233rd (top 51%) · National 2,765th (top 47%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 9 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 7 | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.5 |
Related Context
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A.J. Watkins played DE for Georgia Southern. Across 3 tracked seasons, A.J. Watkins recorded 32 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 7.5 primary output with 16.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Gardner-Webb
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
16.1
Usage
4.3
Consistency
50.2
Best Game by takeover score
Gardner-Webb
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Gardner-Webb: 3. Florida Atlantic: 2. Arkansas: 0. Arkansas State: 1. Troy: 0. South Alabama: 1.5. Georgia State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Gardner-Webb: 2 by 38.3. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 14.2. Troy: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 1 by 19.2. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 2 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Gardner-Webb
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Gardner-Webb
Player Story
A.J. Watkins story
A.J. Watkins built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive end from Fairburn, GA wearing No. 93, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of A.J. Watkins' career was his defensive production: 32 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 21 career games in the available record. That gives A.J. Watkins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia Southern
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 2.5 | 8.3 | 3.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 4 | 17.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 7.5 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UL Monroe
Week 5 · W 35-30 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Troy
Week 11 · L 28-49 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Gardner-Webb
Week 1 · W 30-25
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
@ South Alabama
Week 6 · W 20-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 2 · L 6-38
2
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
7.5 primary output · 16.1 efficiency · 4.3 usage
50.5
#2
2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
42.4
4 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
19.9
2.5 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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