Coach Chad Lunsford picked up his fourth verbal commitment in the class of 2019 in Langston Hughes’ defensive end AJ Watkins.

The 6-foot-3 senior has started all three years for the Panthers and was a force this past season picking up 53 total tackles and four sacks. Langston Hughes lost to Allatoona in the first round of the GHSA Class 6A state playoffs after a 7-3 regular season.

{{tncms-inline account=”AJ Watkins” html=”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Committed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/4Season?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#4Season</a> Stay Tuned 4️⃣🗣🦅 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GATALifestyle?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GATALifestyle</a> <a href="https://t.co/w01tyL1XXF">pic.twitter.com/w01tyL1XXF</a></p>— AJ Watkins (@awatkinsjr21) <a href="https://twitter.com/awatkinsjr21/status/1010693491075186699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2018</a></blockquote>” id=”https://twitter.com/awatkinsjr21/status/1010693491075186699″ type=”twitter”}}

Watkins’ commit is the first commit on the defensive side of the ball, but he’s certainly a good one.

Among others, Watkins also had offers from Appalachian State and Arkansas State, so this verbal might carry a little more weight in a few seasons when the Eagles face these Sun Belt rivals.

McClain Baxley, The George-Anne Sports Editor, gasports@georgiasouthern.edu