Former running back at New Mexico State. 2024: 66 rushing yards, 2 catches.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 290 nationally · Signed with TCU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at New Mexico State. 2024: 66 rushing yards, 2 catches.
Ahmonte Watkins
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Gary Patterson, Jerry Kill and Tony Sanchez. One game to point at: 30 rush yds against New Mexico — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at New Mexico State, 857 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Doug Martin, Jerry Kill, and Tony Sanchez. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 24.3 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | -2.3 | -1.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 11.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
52.3%
101 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
64.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
107 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 59 | 572 | 9.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 38 | 170 | 4.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | TCU | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 125 | 857 | 6.9 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | TCU | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 219 | 12.2 | 3 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 23–16
29 rush yds (5 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With G. Eberle — 49 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 57 LONG · A. Montano — 51 LONG · 100 PCT · 7 PTS
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-16vs Southeast Missouri State | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-30vs Liberty | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-48@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 11-31@ Sam Houston | 2 | -21 | -10.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 40-50vs New Mexico | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 30 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 13-54@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 16 | 66 | 2.8 | 0 | 24 |
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to D.Q. James’s 2022 season.
Differs from D.Q. on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Michael Carter’s path through North Carolina.
Matches Michael on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to A.J. Turner's junior season at Marshall (2024).
Differs from A.J. on
Player DNA