Sammy Watkins
 Sammy Watkins with the Bills (2015) |
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| Kansas City Chiefs - No. 14 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: June 14, 1993 | |
| Place of birth: Fort Myers , Florida | |
| Height: 1.85 m | Weight: 96 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2014 for the Buffalo Bills | |
| Career | |
| College : Clemson | |
| NFL Draft : 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th | |
Teams:
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Pass catches | 284 |
| Yards | 4,244 |
| average | 14.9 yards / pass |
| Touchdowns | 31 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Samuel Benjamin Watkins IV (* 14. June 1993 in Fort Myers , Florida ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the Kansas City Chiefs as a wide receiver .
college
Watkins played for the Clemson Tigers at Clemson University from 2011 to 2013 . After a solid first start at college , he had a mixed year from a sporting point of view in 2012, but was at least able to build on his 2011 statistics. In his final year of college he was able to convince as a senior, was considered one of the best wide receivers in college and won the Orange Bowl with Clemson .
In total, he caught 240 balls for 3,391 yards and 27 touchdowns in the three years at Clemson .
NFL
Watkins was selected by the Buffalo Bills in 4th place overall in the first round in the 2014 NFL Draft .
Buffalo Bills
In his rookie year 2014 , Watkins started in every single regular season game of the Bills.
In 2015 , Watkins missed a total of three games due to various injuries during the season. This season, he made more than 1,000 captured yards for the first time in the NFL.
A foot injury was a major problem for Watkins in the 2016 season . He spent half of the regular season on the Injured Reserve List and came up with only 8 missions.
Los Angeles Rams
On August 11, 2017, just before the 2017 season , Watkins was transferred to the Los Angeles Rams by the Bills, along with a six- round pick for the 2018 NFL Draft, in exchange for EJ Gaines and a second-round pick for the 2018 NFL Draft.
Kansas City Chiefs
On March 13, 2018, Watkins signed a three-year, $ 48 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs .
Receiving statistics
| year | team | Rec | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | Fmb | Fmb lst | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014 | BUF | 65 | 982 | 17.5 | 84 | 6th | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | BUF | 60 | 1,047 | 17.5 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | BUF | 28 | 430 | 15.4 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | LAR | 39 | 593 | 15.2 | 67T | 8th | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | KC | 40 | 519 | 13.0 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | KC | 52 | 673 | 12.9 | 68T | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| total | 284 | 4,244 | 14.9 | 84 | 31 | 4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: NFL.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Web links
- ESPN player card
- Kansas City Chiefs Player Profile
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sammy Watkins. ran.de, accessed on August 11, 2017 (German).
- ↑ College biography. clemsontigers.com, archived from the original on August 12, 2017 ; accessed on August 11, 2017 (English): "Watkins returned to his freshman form in 2013 as one of the best wideouts in the nation."
- ↑ College Statistics. sports-reference.com, accessed on August 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Bill's Trade Up, Draft WR Sammy Watkins. rochesterfirst.com, accessed on August 11, 2017 (English): "The Bills made the first big move in the 2014 NFL Draft, trading up to the # 4 pick to select WR Sammy Watkins of Clemson."
- ↑ Injury history. foxsports.com, accessed August 11, 2017 .
- ^ Bills place WR Sammy Watkins on IR, out eight weeks. Sports Illustrated, accessed on August 11, 2017 (English): "Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins has been placed on the injured reserve with a foot injury and will miss the next eight weeks of the season."
- ↑ Bill's Trade Sammy Watkins and Get Jordan Matthews From Eagles. The New York Times, accessed August 11, 2017 : “The Buffalo Bills shook up their roster with two separate trades, dealing wide receiver Sammy Watkins to the Los Angeles Rams for cornerback EJ Gaines and sending cornerback Ronald Darby to the Philadelphia Eagles for wide receiver Jordan Matthews. "
- ↑ Sammy Watkins. In: spotrac.com. Accessed March 19, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Career statistics on NFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Watkins, Sammy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Watkins IV, Samuel Benjamin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Myers , Florida , United States |