Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-30@ Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#4
Donovan Watkins
Junior safety on Toledo's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Winnsboro, SC · Fairfield Central
Returning to Toledo for 2026
Donovan Watkins
One game to point at: 4 tackles against Michigan State — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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Career arc
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–10
1 TOT · 1 PD
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Toledo
Returning around him
- 2 Toledo players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (33 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
Background
2023-25 (at Mercer) 34 tackles, two interceptions and nine breakups in 2025...Moved into the starting lineup as a redshirt freshman in 2024, totaling 22 tackles, one interception and eight pass breakups...Sat out 2023 season as a redshirt and retained freshman eligibility. High School 55 tackles,...
The secondary · Toledo
- #7Armorion Smith36 tackles · 2025
- Nasir Bowers26 tackles · 2025
- #22Nicholas Thompson24 tackles · 2025
- #39Dylan Hohler7 tackles · 2025
- #4Donovan Watkins2 games · 2026
18 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology