Player Dossier

2019-2021

Georgia 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 13.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.3

Efficiency

13.2

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

17.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Georgia Southern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

A.J. Watkins, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. A.J. Watkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Georgia Southern paired 4 primary output with 17.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

13.2

Usage

4.3

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 3. Florida Atlantic: 2. Arkansas: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Troy: 0. South Alabama: 0.5. Georgia State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 38.3. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 1 by 9.2. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.5 · n=5
First Half1.3 · n=4 · +1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=3 · -1.1 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · n=7

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

38.3 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 10/30vs Georgia StateL 14-2110000
Thu 10/14@ South AlabamaL 14-41100.5000
Sat 10/9@ TroyL 24-2710000
Sat 10/2vs Arkansas StateW 59-3310000
Sat 9/18@ ArkansasL 10-4510000
Sat 9/11@ Florida AtlanticL 6-3821110
Sat 9/4vs Unknown22111

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Georgia Southern

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1.57.22.9
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern417.27.22.5
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern5.513.24.31.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UL Monroe

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.

#3

Troy

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.1 takeover score.

#4

Florida Atlantic

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 34.6 takeover score.

#5

South Alabama

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

4 primary output · 17.2 efficiency · 7.2 usage

27.7

#2

2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

17.3

5.5 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

7.3

1.5 primary · 7.2 efficiency · 2.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

32

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

A.J. Watkins quick answers

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
32