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Former Texas cornerback Kenyatta Watson II will be transferring to Georgia Tech after entering the transfer portal one week ago.
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According to a report from Inside Texas, Longhorns defensive back Kenyatta Watson will enter the transfer portal.
The hits continue to roll for the Texas Longhorns defense. On Saturday the Longhorns fell to the Texas Christian Horned Frogs 33-31. After taking the lead in the fourth, the defense was unable to keep TCU quarterback Max Duggan from marching down the field. In fact he ran it right up the middle relatively untouched and the offense just couldn’t do enough to win the game.
On Sunday afternoon it was reported that redshirt freshman defensive back Kenyatta Watson would enter into the transfer portal. Justin Wells of Inside Texas was the first first to report the story. Watson has played sparingly this season despite the defenses inability to stop the opposing offenses over the last two games.
Source — Texas CB Kenyatta Watson II will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal: https://t.co/dW1r5YkCD0 (Members) #HookEm pic.twitter.com/8drpfu3KaI
— Justin Wells (@justinwells2424) October 4, 2020
Watson has appeared in four games over two seasons with the Texas Longhorns. He has recorded six tackles with one pass defended in that time. Watson fell behind D’Shawn Jamison, Josh Thompson and Jalen Green in the rotation and just hasn’t been able to showcase his skillset.
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LonghornsWire will be looking at each player listed on the UT roster. Today, we will be looking at redshirt freshman CB Kenyatta Watson II.
Going into the 2020 football season, LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster.
Over the summer, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Tom Herman this season.
Today, we will be looking at redshirt freshman cornerback Kenyatta Watson II.
Height: 6-1 / Weight: 190
Class: Redshirt freshman
Hometown: Loganville, Georgia
High School: Grayson
HS ranking (247Sports): Four-star / No. 28 position / No. 31 in-state
HS ranking (Rivals): Four-star / No. 112 overall / No. 13 position / No. 12 in-state
Analysis: Redshirting during the 2019 season, Watson II saw playing time in four games. Facing off against Louisiana Tech, West Virginia, Iowa State and Texas Tech, he had six tackles on the season and one pass break up.
Watson was a four-star prospect coming out of Georgia, a state producing some of the best talent in the country in recent recruiting cycles. The 247Sports composite had him ranked as a top 150 player, coming in at No. 131 nationally.
As of now, Watson is listed as a backup cornerback on our projected depth chart going into the 2020 season. Texas’ secondary should be the strong suit of the defense next season. Watson II’s role should increase, but not become a main defensive back just yet.
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