PROVO -- BYU head football coach Gary Crowton has announced the signing of two more junior-college players who have signed to play football for the Cougars, including receivers Todd Watkins (Grossmont JC) and Riley Weber (Glendale CC). Each will begin classes at BYU in January and participate in spring drills, beginning in March.
Weber and Watkins join four other mid-year, junior-college transfers who have signed to play football for BYU, including Jason Beck (quarterback), Nick Longshore (offensive line), Michael Morris (receiver) and Justin Luettgerodt (linebacker).
Todd Watkins
Receiver
6-3 - 185 - Jr.
San Diego, Calif. / Grossmont JC (Helix HS)
A 2003 JC Gridwire and Junior College Athletic Bureau first-team All-American ... helped Grossmont to a third-place national junior college ranking ... helped lead the Griffins to a 13-1 record, including a 10-0 regular-season finish ... a member of the 2003 Foothill Valley Conference champions ... named the 2003 Region III Offensive Player of the Year ... earned first-team all-state and all-conference honors ... in 10 regular-season games, recorded 40 receptions for 915 yards, averaging 22.9 yards per reception ... credit with eight regular-season touchdowns ... led the Foothill Conference in kick scoring, posting 50-of-51 point-after attempts and 12-of-15 field goal attempts, including a long of 52 yards ... responsible for a league-leading 134 total points on the season, including 48 points as a receiver and 86 points as a kicker ... clocked at 4.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... competed in track in high school, helping his relay team to the 2000 California State Boys CIF Track Championship in the 4x100 relay in a time of 41.17 ... earned all-county honors as a receiver and kicker in both his junior and senior seasons at Helix High School ... a member of the 2000 San Diego Section, Division II CIF Football championship team at Helix HS ... became only the second person in 25 years at Helix High School to letter in four different sports as a senior, including football, soccer, volleyball and track ... great uncle, Tom Watkins, is a member of the Iowa State Athletic Hall of Fame after a stellar collegiate career (1958-1960) ... also played for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams ... his father, Don Watkins, played lineman at Pasadena City College and later played for the San Diego Police Department football team, raising money for various community charities ... redshirted at Norfolk State before transferring to Grossmont JC ... received scholarship offers from Hawaii, Kansas State and Oregon State ... brother, Travis, plays offensive line for USC ... parents are Don and Vickie Watkins of Ramona, Calif. and Cynthia Winter-Watkins of San Diego.
Riley Weber
Receiver
6-1 - 190 - Jr.
Phoenix, Ariz. / Glendale CC /Thunderbird HS
Led Glendale (ranked second in the Western States Football League) ... with 42 receptions for 707 yards and five touchdowns ... averaged 16.8 yards per reception ... credited with an average 4.2 receptions per game ... helped lead the Gauchos to a 9-2 record as a sophomore, including an 8-2 regular-season record ... helped team post a 41-17 win over Hutchinson CC in the Valley of the Sun Bowl ... clocked at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash recruited by Middle Tennessee State.