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DAREIAN
WATKINS
» Wide Receiver
» 6-1 // 200
» Galion, Ohio
(Galion)
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: Four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals, Scout and 247
Sports … five-time first-team All-North Central Conference honoree, twice as quarterback, twice as
punter and once as wide receiver … named third-team all-state at wide receiver as a junior despite
playing only five games at the position … between rushing, passing and receiving was responsible
for 86 touchdowns in career … as a senior, threw for 1,456 yards and 18 touchdowns while rushing
for 1,287 yards and 17 TDs … also averaged 40.9 yards per punt as a senior … also a four-year letter-
winner in track and two-year letterwinner in basketball … head coach was Chris Hawkins
PERSONAL: Parents are Heath and Cheryl Watkins … cousin Teven Eatmon-Nared plays foot-
ball at Kentucky … honor roll student
30 TOTAL SIGNEES
25 SCHOLARSHIP
5 WALK-ONS
7 EARLY ENROLLEES
10 FROM WISCONSIN
6 FROM FLORIDA
7 OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
5 DEFENSIVE BACKS
5 WIDE RECEIVERS
3 SETS OF TEAMMATES
(HIRSCHFELD & PANOS, DEAL
& JONES, PATTERSON &
SANDERS)
BY THE NUMBERS
