2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Anthony Watkins, RB, Tulsa

Anthony Watkins, returning for his 6th season is looking to have another great rushing performance as he had in 2023 for the Golden Hurricanes.

Player Info

Name, Jersey #	Anthony Watkins, #23
School	Tulsa
2024 Class Yr	6th-SR
Height, Weight	5’11”, 210
Position/Depth	RB/1st
2023 Honors	3rd-Team All-AAC
Season Viewed (yr)	2023
Games Watched	Rice, Oklahoma, SMU, Tulane

Player Stats

2023	12 GP, 197 Att, 889 Rush YDS, 4 Rush TD, 4.5 YPC, 9 Rec, 57 Rec YDS
2022	Missed the Season due to Injury
2021	13 GP, 86 Att, 634 Rush YDS, 4 Rush TD, 7.4 YPC, 4 Rec, 28 Rec YDS
2020	8 GP, 21 Rush YDS
2019	@ Missouri: 1 GP, 6 Att, 19 YDS

Player Summary:

Anthony Watkins was a 3 star recruit from Fort Worth, TX and went to South Hills High school. He signed to Missouri in 2019 before transferring to Tulsa in 2020.

In 2019, Watkins played in 1 game and had 6 attempts for 19 yards. In 2020, Watkins transferred to Tulsa and played in 8 games mostly on special teams and had 21 rushing yards. In 2021 Watkins played in 13 games and had 86 attempts for 634 yards and 4 touchdowns. Watkins missed the 2022 season due to injury and Last season in 2023, Watkins played and started in 12 games where he had 197 attempts for 889 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Player Strengths:

Has good size and athleticism
Has great speed and change of direction ability. He makes defenders miss
Has great field vision and is athletic enough to be a key player on special teams