Player Dossier

2021-2024

TCU

Monte Watkins

RB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Monte Watkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.4 efficiency.

Usage Score

6

Efficiency

52.4

Consistency

48.5

Season Value

32

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · New Mexico State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
TCU • New Mexico State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

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.

Monte Watkins, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · New Mexico State. Monte Watkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.4 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

New Mexico State paired 649 primary output with 69.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 52.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across TCU, New Mexico State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Liberty

Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

22.5

Efficiency

52.4

Usage

6

Consistency

48.5

Best Game by takeover score

Jacksonville State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 29. Liberty: 78. Fresno State: 5. Sam Houston: -21. New Mexico: 30. Jacksonville State: 14

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: 5 by 60.4. Liberty: 4 by 79.2. Fresno State: 2 by 10.4. Sam Houston: 2 by 0. New Mexico: 3 by 91.7. Jacksonville State: 2 by 72.9

Split Comparison

Losses21.2 · n=5
First Half37.3 · n=3 · +29.7 vs Second Half
Second Half7.7 · n=3 · -29.7 vs First Half
All Games22.5 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Liberty

Best efficiency game

91.7 vs New Mexico

Result
Wed 10/9@ Jacksonville StateL 13-54214707
Sun 9/29vs New MexicoL 40-5033010010
Sat 9/21@ Sam HoustonL 11-312-21-10.500-10.5
Sun 9/15@ Fresno StateL 0-481000152.5
Sun 9/8vs LibertyL 24-303144.70016419.5
Sun 9/1vs Unknown5295.8005.8

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    TCU

    2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    New Mexico State

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonTCU9054.310.1
2022 PostseasonNew Mexico State20239.210.4112
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State20239.210.40
2023 PostseasonNew Mexico State64969.19.8447
2023 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State64969.19.80
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State13552.46-514

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UTEP

Win with 114 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

114

Primary metric

114 scrimmage yards and 22 usage.

#2

Bowling Green

76

Primary metric

Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 15.5 usage.

#3

Florida International

93

Primary metric

Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

93 scrimmage yards and 11.8 usage.

#4

Massachusetts

95

Primary metric

Loss with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

95 scrimmage yards and 3.7 usage.

#5

Liberty

78

Primary metric

Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 7.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · New Mexico State

649 primary output · 69.1 efficiency · 9.8 usage

58.4

#2

2023 Regular Season · New Mexico State

58.4

649 primary · 69.1 efficiency · 9.8 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · TCU

35.6

90 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 10.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9035

Klein Forest · Houston, TX

Committed To
TCU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,076

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Monte Watkins quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career rushing yards
857