Reid Watkins
Spent his true freshman season at the University of Texas, where he redshirted as a Longhorn in 2024. 2025 | Redshirt Freshman Earned a scholarship at USD during the second week of fall camp … made his South Dakota debut and had his first carries as a Coyote against Iowa State … at Iowa State (Aug. 30): two carries for four yards … at Lamar (Sept. 6): had three carries for 28 yards with a long rush of 14 yards … vs. Northern Colorado (Sept. 13): had seven carries for five yards … vs. Drake (Sept. 20): had six carries for 59 yards with a long of 30 … averaged 9.8 yards per carry in the victory … at North Dakota State (Sept. 27): had eight carries and led the team with 39 rushing yards … had a long of 13 yards. 2024 | Freshman (Texas) Redshirted … appeared in one game (vs. UL-Monroe, Sept. 21), had four carries for 15 yards. Prep Rated a three-star prospect by On3 and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … spent three years of high school at Brock before transferring to All Saints Episcopal for his senior year … played running back and defensive back at both schools … recorded over 1,300 all-purpose yards his senior season … tallied 894 rushing yards for 11 touchdowns … joined the University of Texas as a preferred walk-on in the summer of 2024. Personal A business administration major at South Dakota.
- TransferredPortal · 8/26/25, 9:50 AMReid Watkins (RB) officially transferred from University of Texas at Austin to University of South Dakota
- EnteredPortal · 4/16/25, 9:32 AMReid Watkins (RB) officially entered the transfer portal · from University of Texas at Austin
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | OFF SNAPS | PROD | CAR | YPC | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | REC | REC YDS | YPR | REC TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of South Dakota | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | 12 | 2.7 | 32 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | University of South Dakota | 15 | 1 | -- | Low | 75 | 4.1 | 308 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2024 |  University of Texas at Austin | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 4 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 18 | 1 | -- | Low | 91 | 3.9 | 355 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026