Winston Watkins Jr.
LSU Tigers
91
Elite

Winston Watkins Jr.

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WR-SLOffenseEliteTRANSFER · Ole Miss
Projected Starter

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Winston Watkins Jr. is the projected starter at WR-SL for LSU Tigers.

Sophomore · #6 · 5'10", 182 lbs

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Depth at WR-SL · LSU Tigers

  1. 1691Winston Watkins Jr.Starter
  2. 28371Corey Barber Jr.
  3. 38471Tyree Holloway

LSU Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the SEC

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Venice, ranked #267 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 26 catches, 373 yards, 1 TD. That's 13% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #267 NatlTeam Share13%
Fort Myers, FL
Jersey
#6
Class
SO/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
182 lbs
Transfer
Ole Miss

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—263731

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9113
National Rank
#267
High School
Venice
Hometown
Venice, FL

Why this rating?

On a 93-rated offense; 74th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
93
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 74% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 12% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUKYDS 62
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
6
YDS
62
AVG
10.3
TD
0

Final L 35-34 OT

Oct 3WMCNYDS 40
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
40
AVG
13.3
TD
0

Final W 63-14

Sep 26WTA&MYDS 107
CAR
1
YDS
3
AVG
3.0
TD
0
REC
5
YDS
107
AVG
21.4
TD
0

Final W 35-6

Sep 19LMISSYDS 54
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
54
AVG
18.0
TD
1

Final L 32-24

Sep 12WLTYDS 43
CAR
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0
REC
5
YDS
43
AVG
8.6
TD
0

Final W 45-14

Sep 6WCLEMYDS 110
CAR
1
YDS
14
AVG
14.0
TD
0
REC
7
YDS
110
AVG
15.7
TD
1

Final W 51-10

Winston Watkins Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

26 rec · 373 yds · 1 TD
Usage / Involvement41%
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