Austin Watkins: WR · UAB · #6.
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Austin Watkins
Moves the chains on third down. Third year in the same receiving corps at UAB. One game to point at: 183 receiving yards and 7 receptions against South Alabama — Week 4, 2020.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-35vs Central Arkansas | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ Miami | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-10@ South Alabama | 7 | 183 | 26.1 | 1 | 56 | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 21-13vs UTSA | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24vs Louisiana | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37@ Louisiana Tech | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 0 | 27 | |
| Total | 26 | 411 | 15.8 | 2 | 56 |
Week 4 · 2020
W 42-10
7 rec · 183 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 32-point win on the road against South Alabama.
With B. Lucero — 319 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · K. Greenwell — 44 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
3 seasons under Bill Clark — 26-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 33.7 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 103 | 17.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.5 | 74.8 | 14.8 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 56.0 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Clark
Pass share
40.4%
243 pass / 359 run
Plays / game
66.9
9 games
Team sack rate
1.6%
254 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UAB, 1,580 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bill Clark.
