Quez Watkins
Terrance "Quez" Watkins (born June 9, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Miss and was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Early life and high school. Watkins grew up in Athens, Alabama, and attended Athens High School. During his junior season, he returned a punt and kickoff for touchdowns in the first two games. As a senior, he was named second team 6A All-State after catching 44 passes for 847 yards and 12  touchdowns. He committed to play college football at Southern Miss over offers from Georgia Southern, Middle Tennessee State, Western Kentucky and Samford. College career. Watkins redshirted his true freshman season. The following year he finished with 23 receptions for 337 yards and two touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore Watkins led the Golden Eagles with 72 receptions, 889 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches and was named First team All-Conference USA. Watkins was again a first team All-Conference USA selection as a redshirt junior after catching 64 passes for 1,178 yards and six touchdowns despite missing the first two  games of the season due to a suspension. Watkins announced that he would forgo his final season of NCAA eligibility to enter the 2020 NFL Draft. Professional career. Watkins was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round with the 200th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was placed on injured reserve on September 6, 2020. He was designated to return from injured reserve on September 29, and began practicing with the team again. He was activated on October 10. In Week 15 against the Arizona Cardinals, Watkins caught three passes for 40 yards and his first  career touchdown reception during the 33–26 loss. Watkins established himself early on in the 2021 season as the WR2 for the Eagles. He was placed on the COVID list on December 13, 2021. Watkins had a solid year in 2021, ending the campaign with 43 catches for 647 yards and 1 touchdown.