Richard Watkins

Height:
6-0
Weight:
320
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Thousand Oaks, CA
High School:
Newbury Park HS

Expected to battle Pouono Faaagi, Saia Fonongaloa and Kain Su'a for playing time at nose tackle on the defensive line as a senior at Cal Poly this fall.

2019 -- Played in 10 games with seven starts at nose tackle as a junior ... six total tackles (three solo) ... season-high two stops at Idaho.

2018 -- Redshirt ... played in one game versus Brown under the new NCAA rule that allows first-year players to play in up to four games without losing his redshirt option ... played in 2019 Spring Game.

Moorpark College -- A two-year nose guard from Moorpark College, Watkins had three years to play two seasons at Cal Poly ... recorded 32 tackles as a sophomore and 33 stops as a freshman ... in the two seasons, earned 5.5 sacks and 17.5 tackles for the Raiders, who were 3-7 in 2017 and 6-5 in 2016, winning the Beach Bowl ... Watkins earned second-team All-National Division Northern League honors as a defensive tackle in both seasons at Moorpark ... after visiting Texas State, Eastern Michigan and Texas Southern, chose to transfer to Cal Poly "because of the academics and the football program."

High School -- A 2016 graduate of Newbury Park High School ... a starter on the offensive line who also played defense ... notched 11 tackles as a senior in 2015 and seven as a junior in 2014 ... earned All-Marmonte League honors as a junior and senior offensiv lineman ... was named team's offensiv elineman of the year.

Personal -- Son of Tupou Manumali and Lisa Walker ... one brother, Tommy Manumali, and one sister, Lexis Watkins ... wants to play in the NFL ... enjoys singing and claims to be the best singer on the team ... born in Anchorage, Alaska ... majoring in psychology.