Explosive upside, but 2025 was wiped out by injury
AJ Watkins is a 6-foot-1, 197-pound sophomore WR at Jacksonville State who brought a multidimensional high-school resume after starring as a quarterback at Norcross, where he piled up 1,114 passing yards, 1,103 rushing yards, 370 receiving yards, and 29 total touchdowns in his senior season. His biggest selling point is versatility and playmaking juice, but the key context is availability: he missed the 2025 season due to injury and had no game action in 2024, so the fit question is less about talent than health and development. If he’s right physically, he’s the kind of athlete who can stress defenses in more ways than a standard receiver.
