Kerry Watkins
| Date of birth | May 16, 1979 |
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| Place of birth | LaPlace, Louisiana |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | WR |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| College | Georgia Tech |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2003* | New England Patriots |
| 2004–2011 | Montreal Alouettes |
| *Offseason and/or practice roster member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2005, 2009 |
| CFL East All-Star | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
| Career stats | |
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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. 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.
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.
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 1000-yard receiving season and his first CFL All-star selection. He was part of the 2005 Alouettes' foursome of 1000-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 1000-yard receivers on one team in a season. Kerry Watkins' 1364 yards receiving on the 2005 Alouettes team combined with the performance of Watkins' fellow Alouette receivers Terry Vaughn (1113 yards), Ben Cahoon (1067 yards), and Dave Stala (1037 yards) making the 2005 Alouettes only the second team in CFL history to have four receivers on one team reaching the 1000-yard receiving mark in one season.
Watkins' 2005 season was statistically his best, setting career highs in receptions (97), yardage (1,364) and longest reception (75 yards) while also scoring the second-most touchdowns in a season with nine. In 2008, Watkins scored ten touchdowns.
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