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Jersey Number 16
Quez Watkins
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 173
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Athens, Ala.
- High School:
- Athens HS
Bio
2019 (Redshirt Junior): A first-team All-Conference USA selection...Paced C-USA in receiving yards per game at 107.1…Had 1,178 receiving yards in 11 games with six TD catches…Became the eighth USM receiver to reach 1,000-receiving yards in a season…Has team-leading 19 explosive plays of 20-or-more yards, including season-best 77 TD catch at UTSA (11/16)…Finished second on the school career charts in both receiving yards (2,404) and in catches (159)…Had five 100-yard receiving games in 2019 and 10 for his career, which also ranks second for a Golden Eagle career…Opened year with 209 yards in the air against Troy (9/14)…Averaged 18.4 yards per catch in 2019 … Named Southern Miss MVP in Armed Forces Bowl against Tulane (1/4) with nine catches for 154 yards, including a scoring catch of 44 yards to start the game.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): First-Team All-Conference USA ... Started all 13 games, leading the team in catches (72), receiving yards (889) and touchdowns (9) ... Led Conference USA with 6.5 catches per game (No. 17 nationally) ... Had an 81-yard punt return touchdown versus Jackson State in the opener, in addition to having eight catches for 138 yards and three scores ... It was the first Southern Miss punt return score since Allenzae Staggers in Sept. 2016 ... Recorded a touchdown in each of the first five games ... Had identical seven-catch, 109-yard games against North Texas and UAB ... Both touchdowns came early (44 yards versus UNT, 19 against UAB) ... Grabbed nine passes for 110 yards in the win over LA Tech ... Pulled down a 4-yard touchdown from Tate Whatley to tie Marshall late in the first half ... Collected a career-high 11 grabs against ULM (81 yards), including a 5-yarder from Jack Abraham ... Scored on 28- and 12-yard receptions in consecutive weeks against Rice and Auburn, recording 85 yards against the Owls ... Added a 20-yard punt return at Charlotte ... Returned three kicks for 43 yards ... Was involved in seven plays of 30-plus yards, including a 55-yard field goal return at UAB.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 13 games ... Posted 23 catches for 337 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Averaged 14.7 yards per catch ... Had 103 yards on four catches in his opening game versus Kentucky (9/2), as it was the best contest for a freshman debut since Tyre'oune Holmes caught 12 passes for 96 yards against Texas State to start the 2013 campaign ... Returned 11 kickoffs for 236 yards and a 21.5 yard average, while notching two punt returns for 18 yards ... Longest reception was a touchdown grab of 48 yards at UTSA (10/7 )... Added a 47-yard catch versus Kentucky (9/2) ...Posted 15 plays of 20 or more yards this season (six receptions, eight kick returns, one punt return).
2016 (Freshman): Redshirted his first year on campus.
High School: Top 100 (No. 80) recruit in Alabama by SB Nation... Three-star recruit by SB Nation... Class 6A second-team All-State selection (2015) by Alabama Sports Writers Association... First-team All-Limestone County (2014, 2015) by The News Courier... As senior, caught 44 passes for 847 yards, 12 touchdowns... As a junior, returned kickoffs for touchdowns in first two games of season before opposing teams started kicking away from him. Caught 34 passes for 541 yards, five touchdowns... Second Athens High player to sign football scholarship with Southern Miss in past two years (2015 signee Paxton Schrimsher).
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): First-Team All-Conference USA ... Started all 13 games, leading the team in catches (72), receiving yards (889) and touchdowns (9) ... Led Conference USA with 6.5 catches per game (No. 17 nationally) ... Had an 81-yard punt return touchdown versus Jackson State in the opener, in addition to having eight catches for 138 yards and three scores ... It was the first Southern Miss punt return score since Allenzae Staggers in Sept. 2016 ... Recorded a touchdown in each of the first five games ... Had identical seven-catch, 109-yard games against North Texas and UAB ... Both touchdowns came early (44 yards versus UNT, 19 against UAB) ... Grabbed nine passes for 110 yards in the win over LA Tech ... Pulled down a 4-yard touchdown from Tate Whatley to tie Marshall late in the first half ... Collected a career-high 11 grabs against ULM (81 yards), including a 5-yarder from Jack Abraham ... Scored on 28- and 12-yard receptions in consecutive weeks against Rice and Auburn, recording 85 yards against the Owls ... Added a 20-yard punt return at Charlotte ... Returned three kicks for 43 yards ... Was involved in seven plays of 30-plus yards, including a 55-yard field goal return at UAB.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 13 games ... Posted 23 catches for 337 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Averaged 14.7 yards per catch ... Had 103 yards on four catches in his opening game versus Kentucky (9/2), as it was the best contest for a freshman debut since Tyre'oune Holmes caught 12 passes for 96 yards against Texas State to start the 2013 campaign ... Returned 11 kickoffs for 236 yards and a 21.5 yard average, while notching two punt returns for 18 yards ... Longest reception was a touchdown grab of 48 yards at UTSA (10/7 )... Added a 47-yard catch versus Kentucky (9/2) ...Posted 15 plays of 20 or more yards this season (six receptions, eight kick returns, one punt return).
2016 (Freshman): Redshirted his first year on campus.
High School: Top 100 (No. 80) recruit in Alabama by SB Nation... Three-star recruit by SB Nation... Class 6A second-team All-State selection (2015) by Alabama Sports Writers Association... First-team All-Limestone County (2014, 2015) by The News Courier... As senior, caught 44 passes for 847 yards, 12 touchdowns... As a junior, returned kickoffs for touchdowns in first two games of season before opposing teams started kicking away from him. Caught 34 passes for 541 yards, five touchdowns... Second Athens High player to sign football scholarship with Southern Miss in past two years (2015 signee Paxton Schrimsher).
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