Donovan Watkins

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2024): Started all 14 games at linebacker … Logged 22 tackles (14 solo), including one tackle for loss … Also recorded one interception and eight pass break-ups, while also adding a fumble recovery … Turned in multiple tackles against 10 opponents … Tacked up a pair of solo stops, including a 1-yard stop behind the line of scrimmage, at Wofford … Recovered a third-quarter fumble at Bethune-Cookman … Registered a pair of pass break-ups against both The Citadel and Western Carolina … Picked off a pass, while breaking up another, at Samford. AS A FRESHMAN (2023): Redshirted ... Did not see game action. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Fairfield Central High School for coach Demetrius Davis … Recorded 55 tackles (45 solo) as a senior, while also recording two interceptions and a pass break-up. PERSONAL: The son of Dawn and Jamie Watkins … Has two older brothers, Jamas and Nick … Maintained a 3.9 cumulative grade point average at Fairfield Central High School … A communication major at Mercer.