BIO

 Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and Scout
 Ranked No. 22 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals, No. 66 by 247Sports and No. 75 by Scout
 Ranked No. 27 recruit in Ohio by Rivals and No. 50 by 247Sports
 Three-year letterwinner at Colerain
 2015 All-GMC first team
 Academic Scholar honoree
 Played high school football at Colerain for head coach Tom Bolden
 Offers included Cincinnati, Colorado State, Indiana, Iowa State, Louisville and Rutgers
 Verbally committed to Illinois in December 2016
 Picked Illinois because of, "the coaching staff and chance to play in the Big Ten."
 Plans to major in kinesiology or business
 Listed Orlando Pace as his favorite athlete because he wants to be like him
 Born Oct. 29, 1998
 Goes by "HoJo" because his grandfather also went by "HoJo"
 Son of Stephanie Watkins and Howard Watkins
 Has two sisters, Jordan Watkins and Jaedan Watkins, and one brother, Stephon Watkins