Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Charting
Where Watkins's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted5 targets charted
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Louisiana Tech#73 · 6-2 | 6 | 17% |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech#80 · 8-5 | 2 | 4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Luke Watkins's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Luke Watkins's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Northwestern State | W 80–6 | 6.3 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2 | @ LSU | L 14–45 | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | @ Baylor | L 19–36 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 |  Army | W 31–29 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Louisiana | W 32–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ UL Monroe | W 24–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Old Dominion | W 26–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 | @ South Alabama | W 35–20 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 · 3 games | 4.7 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 2 | 35 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | -6 | 1449th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | -6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 0 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3 | 1350th / 2089 |
| Yards | 42 | 1222nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 14 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 35 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 0 | — |
| Average | 0 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northwestern State | — | 58 | ~7 (2–11) | 1 | 1 | · | 12% |
| Wk 2 · LSU | — | 55 | ~37 (12–51) | 3 | · | · | 67% |
| Wk 3 · Baylor | — | 78 | ~10 (3–16) | 1 | · | · | 13% |
| Wk 5 · Army | ✓ WR | 57 | ~9 (3–15) | 1 | · | · | 16% |
| Wk 8 · Old Dominion | — | 80 | · | · | · | 1 | — |
| Wk 9 · South Alabama | — | 55 | ~27 (9–37) | 1 | · | · | 49% |
| Season | 1 GS | 525 | 90 (51–118) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Louisiana Tech roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jalen Mickens | WR | SO | 43 | 618 | 4 | 24% | +0.65 |
| 6 | Marcus Calwise Jr. | WR | JR | 19 | 247 | 2 | 12% | +0.82 |
| 86 | Talyn Shettron | WR | JR | 18 | 243 | 1 | 12% | +0.51 |
| Jay Wilkerson | WR | 6 | 47 | 1 | 4% | +0.12 | ||
| Luke Watkins | WR | 3 | 42 | 2 | 4% | +0.13 | ||
| 3 | Dedrick Latulas | WR | JR | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4% | +0.73 |
| 8 | David Pierro | WR | SR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.92 |
| 88 | Johnnie Thiel IV | WR | FR | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +1.03 |
| 17 | Dane Benedix | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Brayden Curry | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Carter Harris | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 | Johnny Casey Jr. | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 89 | Chase Grosfeld | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Louisiana Tech depth chart →