#16

Winston Watkins

WR · LSU · Fr. · #16

Transferred Ole Miss → LSU for 2026
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Winston Watkins

WR · Ole Miss · Fr · #16

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#266 national
CFB
College
Ole Miss
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to LSU

2025Ole Miss
2026LSU

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced

Career stats

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Career2637314.31--
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How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Treyshun Hurry’s 2024 season.

San José State · 2024

#2

Luke Whittemore

Troy · 2021

78%
#3

JaQuae Jackson

Rutgers · 2023

75%
#4

Marcus Washington

Nebraska · 2022

73%
#5

Tai Felton

Maryland · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 38
72%

Matches Treyshun on

Height
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Treyshun on

Class year (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.

Kahtero Summers

93%match

Rhode Island · 2023

#2

Donavon Greene

Virginia Tech · 2025

90%
#3

Anthony Smith

East Carolina · 2025

90%
#4

Cam Vaughn

West Virginia · 2025

All-Conference USA
89%
#5

Nick Devereaux

Eastern Michigan · 2025

All-MAC
89%

Matches Kahtero on

Yards per reception

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Larry Simmons's freshman season at Southern Miss (2024).

Southern Miss · 2024

#2

Donovan Olugbode

Missouri · 2025

72%
#3

Ryan Wingo

Texas · 2024

70%
#4

JaQuae Jackson

Rutgers · 2023

68%
#5

Jalen Smith

Minnesota · 2025

67%

Matches Larry on

Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Height

Differs from Larry on

Class year (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Winston Watkins

#1

Donavon Greene

Wake Forest · 2022

90%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #463

Final rank
#463
Avg #629.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #463 this season.