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#6 Winston Watkins Jr.

Class  SO/TRFrom  Ole Miss (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'10" · 182 lbHometown  Fort Myers, FL · Venice HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SLOT1

Placement

Starter

Room

Wide Receiver

Experience

2-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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WR room context

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Winston Watkins Jr. holds the WR-SL · Starter spot in LSU Tigers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-X · StarterJayce BrownStarter

WR-Z · StarterJackson HarrisStarter

WR-SL · StarterWinston Watkins Jr.Starter

WR-X · BackupMalik ElzyBackup

WR-Z · BackupTre' BrownBackup

WR-SL · BackupEugene Wilson IIIBackup

Transfer history

2026Ole Miss→LSU Tigers

Background & career

Winston Watkins Jr. is a 5'10", 182-pound wide receiver who transferred to LSU after one season at Ole Miss. A 4-star recruit from Venice High School in Fort Myers, Florida, Watkins signed with Ole Miss in December 2024 as a mid-year enrollee. In 2025, he appeared in all 15 games for the Rebels, recording 26 receptions for 373 yards and one touchdown while also adding 21 rushing yards on 5 carries. He caught at least one pass in 11 contests, including performances of 4 catches for 111 yards against Oklahoma and 5 receptions for 80 yards against The Citadel. Watkins contributed to Ole Miss reaching the College Football Playoffs semifinals with a 13-2 record.

Ole Miss2025

LSU2026 — present

Previous schoolOle MissRecruiting4-star · No. 266 nationalOriginFort Myers, FL · Venice HS