Kerry Watkins

Kerry Watkins (born May 16, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver who spent his entire eight-year career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was named a CFL East All-Star in 2005, 2006 and 2008, and a CFL All-Star in 2005. Watkins won Grey Cup championships in 2009 and 2010 with the Alouettes. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Professional career

New England Patriots Following his college career, Watkins signed with the New England Patriots of the National Football League in May 2003. He was later released during the following August after spending training camp with the team.

Montreal Alouettes Watkins signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in June 2004. He played in four of the first five games but missed the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury. In 2005, he recorded his first touchdown, his first 1,000-yard receiving season and his first CFL All-star selection. He was part of the 2005 Alouettes' foursome of 1,000-yard receivers, tying the record (set by the 2004 Alouettes receivers of Ben Cahoon with 1183 yards, Jeremaine Copeland with 1154 yards, Thyron Anderson with 1147 yards, and Kwame Cavil with 1090 yards) for most 1,000-yard receivers on one team in a season.

Statistics Receiving Regular season Playoffs Year Team Games No. Yards Avg Long TD Games No. Yards Avg Long TD 2004 MTL 4 4 36 9.0 19 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2005 MTL 17 97 1,364 14.1 75 9 3 15 143 9.5 28 0 2006 MTL 17 86 1,153 13.4 68 5 2 6 118 19.7 47 0 2007 MTL 15 76 1,092 14.4 70 5 1 5 158 31.6 65 1 2008 MTL 16 107 1,178 14.0 36 10 2 7 85 12.1 21 0 2009 MTL 18 89 1,243 15.3 71 8 2 5 132 26.4 90 1 2010 MTL 13 56 970 17.3 54 8 2 6 99 16.5 24 0 2011 MTL 12 31 395 12.7 22 3 Placed on injured reserve CFL totals 112 515 7,431 14.4 75 48 12 44 735 16.7 90 2