WCU held most extensive scrimmage of spring on Saturday
2011 (Sophomore): Transferred prior to the 2011 season ... Redshirted ... Named the defensive scout team player of the week following the Georgia Southern game.
Prior to Western Carolina: Spent one season at the Univ. of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio; High School: Graduated from Pope High with a 3.6 cumulative GPA ... Named to the second team All-Defense in Cobb County, while also representing the county in the Senior Bowl.
Personal: Is the son of Thom and Jane Watkins ... Was born in Naperville, Ill. ... Has two siblings; Sallie Watkins Robinson and a twin sister, Shelley ... His father, Thom, was an all-conference lineman at Souteast Missouri State.