#17

Vonnie Watkins

DE · Ohio · Sr. · #17

All-Conf HMOhio 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Vonnie Watkins

DE · Ohio · Sr · #17

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★

#2664 national

CFB

College

Ohio

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-MAC

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced

2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-MAC

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Ohio	33	15	8.0	5.0	--	--	--
2022	Ohio	39	15	12.5	4.5	1	--	--
Career		72	30	20.5	9.5	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2023

W 25–14

at Akron

2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS

How he plays

Play style

Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Pressure Merchant

Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.

EDGE

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Marlon Krakue’s 2022 season.

Marlon Krakue

80%match

Florida Atlantic · 2022

Turner Coxe

SMU · 2020

74%

Will McDonald

Iowa State · 2022

70%

Jacub Panasiuk

Michigan State · 2021

All-Big Ten

69%

Jaylen Harrell

Michigan · 2022

NFL Rd 7

68%

Matches Marlon on

TFL rate

Weight

Pressure-to-sack conversion

Differs from Marlon on

Hurry rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Smiley III's junior season at Virginia (2023).

Ben Smiley III

86%match

Virginia · 2023

Marlon Krakue

Florida Atlantic · 2022

79%

Jatorian Hansford

South Florida · 2022

77%

Brian Ugwu

Miami (OH) · 2024

All-MAC

75%

Durell Nchami

Maryland · 2022

73%

Matches Ben on

Class year

Height

TFL rate