The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Austin Watkins Jr.
- Prev School:
- Dodge City
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- High School:
- North Fort Myers
98 catches for 1,642 yards and nine touchdowns...Ranks seventh in school history for receiving yards and eighth in career receptions...One of just three players in school history to have a 1,000 yard receiving season...Had at least one catch in every game of his career (25)...First UAB player named to the Reese's Senior Bowl since 2012.
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020):
First Team All-Conference USA...Selected to Reese's Senior Bowl...In seven games, had 34 catches for 468 yards and three touchdowns...Had a career-high 183 receiving yards on seven catches at South Alabama...Led the team in receiving four times
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019):
Second Team All-Conference USA...Midseason Biletnikoff Award Watch List...Became just the third player in program history to have over 1,000 receiving yards in a season...Finished the year with 57 catches for 1,092 yards and six touchdowns...His 57 catches were the fifth most in a single season at UAB and his 1,092 yards were the fourth most...Had three 100-yard receiving games...Posted a career-high 167 yards at UTSA...Had 10 catches for 159 yards in the New Orleans Bowl vs. No. 20 Appalachian State...Ranked 21st nationally in yards per reception (19.16) and 28th in receiving yards.
AS A JUNIOR (2018):
Played in the first four games of the season before utilizing the redshirt rule … Hauled in multiple receptions in three contests … Finished the season with seven catches for 82 yards … Most productive game came against Coastal Carolina (9/8), pulling in two receptions for 40 yards with a long of 24.
PRIOR TO UAB:
Hauled in 24 passes for 330 yards and four touchdowns in nine games played for the Conquistadors…As a freshman at Dodge City, he caught 38 passes for 376 yards and scored one touchdown...Chose UAB over Akron, Bowling Green, Marshall, Southern Miss and Youngstown State...Related to Kansas City wide receiver Sammy Watkins.
