Sitting Down With: Dareian Watkins

2014 ATH Dareian Watkins

Its never to early for Ohio State to start targeting future recruits. In other words, its never to early for The Buckeye Board to catch up with the prospects being targeted. Today, we sit down with 2014 ATH Dareian Watkins. Dareian is a very dynamic football player and can do multiple things to help a football team. Ranked at #96 on 247Sports for 2014, #8 as an ATH, and #6 in the state of Ohio. Where does Ohio State stand? Find out below. As always, enjoy and leave feedback. Thanks!

How is recruiting going so far for you?

It's going well. It was nice to meet some of the coaches recruiting me this month.

I see many schools are interested in you right now. Do you have any offers at this point?
  
I do not have any offers at this point. I've had some great discussions about what my role would be on some teams. I think that most coaches want me at camp before they offer. It's understandable because I play at a D4 high school.

What are your feelings on Ohio State?
  
I love Ohio State. I will always be a Buckeye fan no matter where I go. I'm not sure what my opportunities would be but OSU is the dream school. On the other hand I have to go where the best opportunity is, where ever that is.

What visits have you taken so far? And do you have any visits planned in the near future?

During my sophomore season I went to games at Ohio State, Wisconsin and Georgia Tech. I went to a Bowl Practice for OSU and I've spent some time at Kent State. I plan to camp at Ohio State, Kentucky, Illinois, West Virginia, Cincinnati and Georgia Tech. I want to see games at Michigan, Michigan State and Northwestern if I can't attend their camps. It's tough to see everybody that I would like to see. That doesn't even count Nebraska, Missouri, Oregon, Oregon State, Penn State, Notre Dame and others that I have spoke with and want to see.

What are some things that you will be looking for in a school?

I want to attend a school with great fan support and tradition. I don't care what position I play. I want to get involved with the University and community.

What are your strengths on the field?

I think my best strength is my versatility. My frosh year I made All league WR. Last year I made all league QB and P. This year I'm going to start kicking and playing more defense. I will do anything my coach asks me to do.

Anything specifically that you would like to improve on?

A LOT! I need to improve on every aspect of being a QB. My mechanics, decision making, reads, etc..... I'm still a work in progress. I would like to be more than an athlete playing QB.

What are some individual goals you have for next season? What would you like to accomplish as a team?

Our team has a goal of 15-0 and that's what we are focused on. We have a very good team and we are capable of making 15-0 a reality.Personally, I would like to make All League at a few new positions, I have QB, WR and P.
 

 

I really enjoyed this interview, Dareian went into great depth about the process and seems like a great person on and off of the field. The Buckeye Board would like to thank Dareian Watkins for his time. Remember to keep checking back for future updates.  Follow me @BuckeyeBoardBF.