Alex Watkins
No. 91
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Personal information
Born:
(1989-07-17) July 17, 1989 (age 35)
Temple, Texas, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:
237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:
College:
Undrafted:
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Alex Watkins (born July 17, 1989) is a former American football defensive lineman. He was a member of the Calgary Stampeders, Tennessee Titans and played college footballatAlabama.
Watkins played high school footballatHaywood High SchoolinBrownsville, Tennessee.[1] He committed to play for Alabama as part of Nick Saban's first recruiting class as head coach of the Crimson Tide in January 2007.[1]
UScollege sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Alex Watkins
DE
Brownsville, Tennessee
Haywood High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
4.7
Jun 18, 2006
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
Rivals:
247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
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At Alabama, Watkins redshirted the 2007 season and did not see any playing time for the 2008 season during his redshirt freshman year.[2] During the 2009 season, Watkins appeared in three games as part of the squad that won the 2009 Bowl Championship Series championship.[2] Over his final two seasons with the Crimson Tide, Watkins played primarily as a reserve and on special teams in both the 2010 and 2011 seasons.[2] During the 2011 campaign, Watkins broke his arm in their game against Tennessee. He returned to the field in their next game after their bye week and played against LSU with 23 staples and a plate in his left forearm.[3]
Year
GP–GS
Tackles
Sacks
Pass Defense
Fumbles
Blocked
Solo
Ast
Total
Loss–Yards
No–Yards
Int–Yards
BU
PD
QBH
No–Yards
FF
Kick
2009[4]
4–0
0
1
1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
0
2010[5]
12–0
9
7
16
2.5–22
2.5–22
0–0
0
0
2
0–0
0
0
2011[6]
13–1
9
8
17
2–13
1–12
0–0
0
0
2
0–0
1
0
Total
18
16
34
4.5–35
3.5–34
0–0
0
0
4
0–0
1
0
In the days that followed the 2012 NFL Draft, Watkins signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in April 2012.[7] Watkins remained with the Titans through much of training camp before he was waived on August 10, 2012, after he sustained an ankle injury during practice.[8] On March 11, 2013, Watkins was signed by the CFL's Calgary Stampeders.[9] Watkins as later released by the Stampeders.
