Gridiron Core
Jelani Watkins
ArkansasWR3Active· Sep 22

Jelani Watkins

Wide Receiver · Jr. · 5'11" · 163 lbs

Class
Junior
at 2024
Measurements
5'11" · 163 lb
Hometown
Laplace, LA
Atascocita
Depth Chart
WR3
of 4 at WR-SL
2024 Recruit
4★
No. 167 overall
2026 Games
5
Arkansas
2026 Season5 games
Rec4
Rec Yds20
Yds / Rec5.0
Rec TD0
Long8
Rush Yds27

CollegeFootballData · ESPN

Depth Chart RolePosition room
WR3WR-SL3rd of 4 listed

ourlads · chart published Sep 12

Recent Games
Statistics
ReceivingRushing
DateOpponentResultRECYDSY/RTDLNGCARYDSTD
Sep 5vsNorth Alabama LionsW31–14166062210
Sep 13@Utah UtesL10–4318808000
Sep 19vsGeorgia BulldogsL17–4526304160
Total3 games4205083270
Career Path
Class of 2024Signed with LSU
Atascocita

Humble, TX · 4★ WR

2024–2025Transferred out

1 game · 2 rec · 21 yds

2026Transferred in

3 games · 4 rec · 20 yds

Portal Record
  • 2026LSU→ArkansasImmediateJan 12, 2026
Recruiting Profile
247Sports Composite · class of 2024
Signed withLSU
ServiceStarsRatingNatlPosState
247Sports Composite40.9291167——
High school
Atascocita
Hometown
Humble, TX
Recruited as
WR
Recruit type
High School

One service on file. Ratings are stored per service and never averaged, so a second lands beside this one rather than changing it.

Availability
Active

ESPN, read Sep 22, 3:00 AM · no free source publishes a report time for a college availability, so this is when GIC last read it

Awards & Honours

No honours are on file. Conference and national awards are announced by the bodies that give them and published by no free feed, so none is inferred from a stat line.

NewsTeam news

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Data Provenance
9 fields, 2 sources— show
  • Jersey number13ESPNverified Sep 22
  • PositionWRESPNverified Sep 22
  • ClassJRESPNverified Sep 22
  • Height5'11"ESPNverified Sep 22
  • Weight163 lbESPNverified Sep 22
  • HometownLaplaceESPNverified Sep 22
  • Home stateLAESPNverified Sep 22
  • High schoolAtascocitaCFBD recruitingverified Sep 22
  • Headshoton fileESPNverified Sep 22