Jordan Watkins is a collegiate football wide receiver who formerly represented Louisville and Ole Miss from 2020 to 2024. He played for the University of Louisville for a couple of seasons before taking his talents to Ole Miss in 2022. He appeared in 11 games for the Cardinals, during which he recorded 586 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Watkins' first year after joining the Rebels football program did not match his 2021 season production. However, he was able to elevate his play in the following seasons at Oxford, Mississippi, by eclipsing the 700-yard and 900-yard marks in the receiving game in the 2023 and 2024 seasons respectively. Watkins' athleticism score of 81 (provided by Next Gen Stats) ranked 16th among all wide receivers at the 2025 NFL Combine, as recorded by NFL’s official website.
Before enrolling at Louisville, Jordan Watkins attended Butler Traditional High School. Initially, he played as a running back at DeSales High School and later transitioned as a wide receiver at Butler High School for his junior year. During his junior year, he recorded 34 receptions for 679 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 24 times for 309 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 19.2 yards per reception during his senior year and graduated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals. (via Louisville Cardinals' official website)
Jordan Watkins' NIL deals
As of April 2025, Jordan Watkins has signed multiple NIL deals. Jordan partnered with The Grove Collective, the official NIL collective for student-athletes at the University of Mississippi, and Relax the Back, as per On3's official website. According to Jordan Watkins' official Instagram account, he has also joined hands with coffee company 'Shadrachs Coffee' and sports marketing agency, Rocketeer Sports.
Watkins has a social media presence on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok (via On3).
Jordan Watkins’ NIL deal tracker
According to On3's official website, the following table is an account of the NIL deals that Jordan Watkins has signed in his career, as of April 2025:
| Date | NIL Deal |
| 7/21/24 | Relax the Back |
| 1/26/24 | The Grove Collective |
| 12/11/23 | The Grove Collective |
| 2/14/23 | The Grove Collective |
FAQs on Jordan Watkins
A. Jordan Watkins weighs around 196 lbs.
A. Jordan Watkins is from Louisville, Kentucky, as per NFL's official website.
A. Jordan Watkins is 5 ft 11 in tall.
