The Watkins Award

Students need money to attend good schools, supporting students that achieve excellence

The Watkins Award 2023 sponsors and support potential

The potential within all African American Male athletes and scholar students.

Guest, Brandon Royster, no.1 on year 2000 state rankings for football and he went to Stanford, running back his first year on the Farm and then wide receiver, and special teams. Two-year member of Stanford's nationally-ranked track team. 4.0 GPA - scholar athlete!

Guest, Covaughn DeBoskie who attended The University of Cal-Berkeley

Honoring the top 6 Watkins Award Nominees and discussing what makes them scholar-athletes

Guest, Watkins Award Honoree Savon Huggins. He was a 5 Star running back in high school who went on to be honored and graduate as a scholar-athlete at Rutgers University. Savon also played for the University of Northern Iowa and received a Master’s Degree. He is now Coach Huggins at Boston University.

The 6 Watkins Award Winners as hosted by Under Armor

Guest, Ed Ransom, Board Member of The Franklin D Watkins Award, past honorees and winners sports and academic excellence

Guest, Benjamin Franklin Tate, former American football running back. Ben was drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn. Tate also played for the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, the Pittsburgh Steelers