'14 OH ATH Dareian Watkins (Wisconsin signee)

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Galion (OH) HS

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 184 lbs
Forty: 4.53 secs
Bench Max: 245 lbs
Squat Max: 405 lbs
Shuttle: 4.25 secs
Vertical: 34 inches
GPA: 3.25

Rivals $ - 2014 ATH set to visit

8/30

By Givler...says OSU is one of his top schools and also likes Oregon, Kent State and Georgia Tech.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6dz3O2Em-w"]Dareian Watkins Freshman Highlights - YouTube[/ame]

 

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Scout $ - 2014 Standout Talks Favorites

9/5

By Higdon...recaps his first two games this year at QB...OSU has invited him to every game except Wisconsin...being recruited as an ATH and says OSU is his favorite.

 

[osugrad21]

BSB$--Watkins enjoys return trip to OSU

Dareian says tOSU and Wisconsin are his top two but his entire family is made up of Buckeye "fanatics".

 

[osugrad21]

BN$--Star Soph Has Great Time At OSU

Dareian still has tOSU and Wisconsin as his top schools and says he sees better days ahead for the Buckeyes.

 

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Rivals $ - Watkins checks out practice

12/18

By Givler...talks about the difference between HS and college practices...met with Pantoni and Gillum and might visit OSU for another bowl practice.

 

[Bucki78]

Well I would say this kid was busy as a freshman. As good as he was in the video he can only get better.

 

[y0yoyoin]

kid is from around where i grew up...cannot even tell u the last time a kid from galion was seeing interest from tOSU

 

[MUBuck]

kid is from around where i grew up...cannot even tell u the last time a kid from galion was seeing interest from tOSU

1985.

 

[Hunter]

Hi I'm a newbie from Crawford County. I'm pretty sure the last Galion recruit to be looked at by OSU was Andy Roesch (1998). Andy ended up in the MAC but he visited OSU a lot.

The Galion Area has had some success with athletes.

Courtney Avery (Michigan)- 15 minutes from Galion (Lexington) intercepted OSU's final pass in The Game this year.

Tyler Brause & Tevon Eatmon (Kentucky decommit from Stanford)- local rivalry Wynford, both boys are playing in the SEC albeit Kentucky. Eatmon is actually Watkins cousin.

Jon Deibler (OSU NBA)- Deibler comes from Galion league foe Upper Sandusky and is Ohio's All Time bball scoring leader. Deibler was said to be a bad recruiting decision by many OSU fans before arriving in Columbus.

JB Shuck (OSU baseball star and current Houston Astro)- Shuck is from Galion was a consistant All Big Ten player for Ohio State. He is doing well for the Astro's in MLB.

Dustin Fox (Northwestern NCAA heavyweight National Champion) Dustin defeated the Ohio State heavyweight to win the National Championship a few years ago.

That's a few Galion and Galion area kids to do well in college and/or professionally recently. There are more.


Link to Watkins soph highlights 2011

► 6:31► 6:31​

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW1XzeBqglA[/ame]

 

[richartj33]

He reminds me a lot of Braxton Miller when he runs in open space. He has that rare ability of making it look easy to make people miss. Braxton is faster but this kid is only a sophomore in HS. He would be great in WR screens and kick returns

 

[osugrad21]

Rivals$--Watkins enjoys Ohio State spring game

Dareian was very impressed with the offensive improvement and plans to camp in Columbus. He will attend Wisconsin's spring game this weekend.

 

[Hunter]

http://recruiting.scout.com/2/1182818.html#.T6BoOhUOQcU.facebook

Allen Trieu of scout.com reports emerging class of 2014 prospects.

 

[bucknut522]

http://bucknut522.blogspot.com/2012/05/dareian-watkins-14-ath-oh.html My interview with Dareian.

 

[wadc45]

Scout $ - 2014 Athlete Receiving Recruiting Interest

5/16

By The Bank...coaches from Michigan State, Michigan, West Virginia, Illinois and Northwestern have been by his school and also talking to Ohio State, Wisconsin and Georgia Tech.

 

[Hunter]

Dareian Watkins selected for 247sports Top 100.

http://247sports.com/Recruit/Top-247/2014