Kendell Watkins
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | March 8, 1973||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Provine (MS) | ||||||
College: | Mississippi State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59 | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Kendell Mario Watkins (born March 8, 1973) is a former
Early years
Watkins attended Provine High School, receiving All-district, All-metro and second-team All-state honors as a senior, after registering 14 receptions for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns. He played tight end, linebacker and defensive end.[1]
He accepted a football scholarship from
As a junior, he posted 6 receptions for 68 yards and one touchdown, but also accounted for 36 knockdown blocks. Against the University of South Carolina, he made a key block that dropped two defenders during a one-yard touchdown run in a 23–0 win.[3]
As a senior, he registered 10 starts, 5 receptions for 66 yards, one touchdown and 44 knockdown blocks. In the season opening win against the University of Memphis he had a career-high 3 catches for 43 yards. His biggest reception came against the University of Tennessee for a two-yard touchdown with 36 seconds left in the game, for a 24-21 come from behind win. He made 3 receptions for 20 yards against North Carolina State University in the Peach Bowl. He also played in the Senior Bowl.[4]
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys (first stint)
Watkins was selected by the
In
Watkins suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the 1996 preseason and was placed on the injured reserve list.[9] On July 14, 1997, the team released him in a controversial move, because it was claimed that he still wasn't healthy.[10]
Denver Broncos
In 1998, he signed with the Denver Broncos after being out of football for a year.[11] The team ended up trading him back to the Dallas Cowboys during the preseason, in exchange for a fifth round draft choice (not exercised).[12]
Dallas Cowboys (second stint)
In 1998, the Dallas Cowboys released him before the start of the season, after claiming tight end Hayward Clay off waivers.
References
- ^ "Kendall Watkinss Received a scholarship to Mississippi State". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "BLOWOUTS OF THE DAY". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Bullies win 23-0". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Tennessee Surprised by Mississippi State". Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ Freeman, Mike (September 5, 1995). "PRO FOOTBALL; Cowboys' Stampede Leaves the Giants Gasping for Air". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ Freeman, Mike (January 23, 1994). "PRO FOOTBALL; Smith Has Cowboys in the Run for a Title". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "'Pathetic' preseason concerns Cowboys". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Pro Football". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Coghill re-signs with Broncos". Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Broncos Make Moves". Retrieved February 19, 2022.