Adam Watkins is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kennesaw State.
Watkins wins the gap play after play. The two seasons at Kennesaw State span two head coaches: Chandler Burks and Jerry Mack. The first one came in 2025: All-Conference USA. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Liberty, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 42 | 16 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 21 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 63 | 25 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-10@ Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-56@ No. 23 Indiana | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Merrimack | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-21vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-16vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-7vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-26@ Florida International | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-21@ New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-35@ Jacksonville State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-34vs Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 48-42@ Liberty | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 15 | W 19-15@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-41vs Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 16 | 5.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 35-7
0.5 sacks · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Louisiana Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%5 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries42 tackles · 5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Pass share
44.2%
422 pass / 533 run
Plays / game
68.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
422 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #116 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #15 of 45 Conference USA DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Bohannon, Chandler Burks, and Jerry Mack. Multi-era developmental context.
