2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 53
Eddie Watkins Jr.
- Position:
- Bandit
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Evergreen, Ala.
- High School:
- Hillcrest-Evergreen
2020 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- WVU Juice Award (Baylor)
High School
- Played outside linebacker and defensive end for coach Clinton Smith at Hillcrest High
- 2019 4A Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State First Team
- Finished with 66 tackles and 10 sacks in helping Hillcrest to a 7-5 record and the second round of the Alabama 4A state playoffs in his senior season
- Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
- Rated the No. 57-top defensive end nationally by 247Sports and No. 112 nationally by ESPN
- Ranked No. 39 in the state by rivals, No. 42 by 247Sports and No. 45 by ESPN
Personal
- Son of Eddie Sr. and Tangela McMillan
- One of four children (1 brother, 2 sisters)
- Majoring in business and commuication pathways
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