'14 TX DB Nick Watkins (Notre Dame Signee)

[Luckylucci]

Coach says that Nick has 8 INTs on the season.

 

[IrishLion]

BGI says it's official!

 

[military_irish]

he is Irish

 

[ThePiombino]

When the **** did the staff start pimping the paid services??! Lmao

 

[military_irish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Top247 CB Nick Watkins commitment to <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NotreDame&src=hash">#NotreDame</a> is official: <a href="http://t.co/Kz6IUoltsq">http://t.co/Kz6IUoltsq</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports">@247Sports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ND&src=hash">#ND</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Irish&src=hash">#Irish</a></p>— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) <a href="https://twitter.com/SWiltfong247/statuses/396311530582454272">November 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[irishff1014]

Welcome aboard Sir Watkins!!!!

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

It's that time of the year. Dancing bananas

 

[NDPhilly]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>ND family, "the good news is official" unfortunately you will have to read about online at Rivals, 247, or Irish Illustrated!✌️</p>— Kerry Cooks (@CoachKerryCooks) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachKerryCooks/statuses/396311396201136128">November 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Subtle shot at scout?

 

[IrishLion]

When the **** did the staff start pimping the paid services??! Lmao

Haha I think he was being a smart *** about the recruiting rules

 

[Ironman8]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>17 clovers. 17 commitments. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/JR_Sandlin">@JR_Sandlin</a>: &#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;.......&#55356;&#57152;

<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoIrish&src=hash">#GoIrish</a></p>— Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/statuses/396312917026406400">November 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Jackalope1977]

Did Loy approve this?

 

[Emcee77]

Awesome. Welcome Nick!

 

[Me2SouthBend]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>17 clovers. 17 commitments. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/JR_Sandlin">@JR_Sandlin</a>: &#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;&#55356;&#57152;.......&#55356;&#57152;

<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoIrish&src=hash">#GoIrish</a></p>— Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/statuses/396312917026406400">November 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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They are shamrocks! Get it right.

 

[GBdomer]

Nick Watkins - Highlight Videos, Schedule & Roster - Hudl

senior film

 

[aubeirish]

That's awesome. Absolutely love this kid. He is going to be a special. Great ball skills, hits like a truck. Love it. Welcome home Nick.

 

[rtrn2glory]

great news to go to the lunch hour!!

welcome and congrats to the young man!

 

[Jackalope1977]

Very excited, congratulations Nick!!

 

[Folsteam_Ahead]

kid has some good hands too. he won't waste many int opportunities.

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

Outstanding!!!!! Welcome Nick! Very excited about this kid.

 

[ThePiombino]

http://instagram.com/p/gLdDSpxK5r/

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

Love it!

 

[Brooklyn]

ESPN on him:

OVERALL TRAITS
Size-Strength-Speed
Very good size and frame for the position, particularly in zone schemes, and he knows how to utilize it. Speed is good -- he plays faster than his testing times would likely indicate -- and brings very good range to the position. Watkins possesses the size, strength and quick transitional movements to match up in both press and off-man coverage.

Instincts/Recognition
Aside from having great physical attributes, he also has great recognition skills and innate awareness of where he is on the field at all times. Understands how to squat and mid-point high-low routes. Shows good recognition for quick game. Uses eyes well to see play develop underneath and is a reactive athlete who can quickly jump routes.

Coverage Skills
A natural playmaker at the position with great ball skills. Shows versatile and polished skill set in both man and zone schemes. Sharp change-of-direction and burst coming out of his fluid pedal. Displays very good balance and fluidity for a bigger corner when locked up. Can drop his weight, flip hips and transition smoothly making a 180-degree turn and stick tightly with WR. Wins a lot of 50-50 balls and will go up and naturally make a play. Times his jumps well and has the strength and long arms to match up with bigger receivers in one-on-one downfield or red zone battles. Shows ability to pull in interception outside of frame. Utilizes his strong hands when in press alignment and takes away the receivers inside release. Will still need to get stronger and build up his strength to adjust to bigger college receivers, but he has frame to do so.

Run Support
Good wrap tackler. At times he will duck his head and will get stuck on blocks but has the size and enough explosive movements to develop as a run support and edge setter and in zone schemes. Might end up as a back-end defender in college with his great range and zone coverage skills, particularly if he can continue to develop physically.

Bottom Line
Watkins is a gifted athlete and very good overall football player who actually could get recruited to play on either side of the ball. We feel corner will likely be the spot he settles on as his size, speed and fluid transitional skills out on the perimeter are coveted at the college level. Overall, Watkins has a lot of physical talent, intangibles and has been coached up well on the mental aspects of the game. Should offer coveted scheme versatility.

 

[rikkitikki08]

Boom, i love it. Kid has GREAT size!

 

[Me2SouthBend]

Congrats young man. Any idea if he may be an EE candidate?

 

[yankeeND]

Congrats Mr. Watkins! Very glad to have you aboard!

It is so nice to pull in quality DB's in consecutive seasons!

 

[bigedefense]

ESPN on him:

I wonder if they will go back and write a new re-evaluation now that he has verbaled to ND. HAHAHA!

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

I think Coach Cooks is getting too liberal with the retweets...

 

[Brooklyn]

This is a huge get for us and from Texas (not sure who said it, but someone said we haven't gotten kids from Texas with the huge offers like Texas, LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M, etc.) Brian Kelly has now gotten some big time players from Texas two years in a row.

This kid is 6'1", very good athlete and great hips. This is a very big get for us.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

@TheIrishTP: A ridiculous INT by Nick Watkins, newest member of the #GoldenArmy14 from a few weeks ago.

http://youtu.be/IaX1uCsgWb4

 

[KPENN]

I think Coach Cooks is getting too liberal with the retweets...

Yeah......