Tennessee State University

2024 at UMass: Played one game for the minutemen. 

2023: Did not play.

2022: Played in seven games in his first year as a Tiger..... totaled 21 tackles (17 solo, four assists), one interception, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, and three pass breakups...tallied back-to-back four tackle games to start the season against Eastern Washington and Jackson State...intercepted a pass at Middle Tennessee (9/17).

2021 at Memphis: Appeared in one game on the season, seeing action against the University of Texas at San Antonio. 

2020 at Memphis: Appeared in one game on the season, seeing action in the victory over Central Florida. 

2019 at Memphis: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year starter at East Nashville Magnet High School...played primarily at WR and DB...also saw some time at QB early in his prep career...helped the Eagles earn four-straight Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class 3A playoff berths....East Nashville advanced to the second round of the playoffs his junior and senior seasons....led the Eagles to a 10-2 record, the program’s best record in more than a decade....career statistics included: 51-of-96 passing for 519 yards and five TDs, 571 rushing yards on 89 carries and 10 TDs, 43 catches for 641 yards and nine TDs, 120 total tackles, 18 PBU and six interceptions • As a senior in 2018, scored 10 TDs and had four interceptions...2018 honors included: Toyota East-West All-Star Game, Tnhighschoolfootball.com Metro Nashville Ultimate Team (safety 1), Metro Nashville Football Coaches Association 3A/4A All-City Team, All-Region 5-3A and Tennessean preseason Dandy Dozen (No. 11)...received recognition on stage at the 2019 NFL Draft held in Nashville in April...as a junior in 2017, rolled up more than 900 total yards on offense...named to the Metro Nashville Football Coaches Association 3A/4A All-City Team...also played basketball his freshman year at East Nashville...a reserve for the 2015-16 Eagles, which posted a 22-9 record and advanced to the TSSAA Class 3A state tournament semifinal round....saw action in 15 games • Member of the Eagles track and field team as a freshman...ran in the sprints and relays and also competed in the high jump.

PERSONAL: Son of Vashon Watkins and John Perkins.