4-Star Tight End Lincoln Watkins has Scheduled an Official Visit with NC State

4-Star 2026 Tight End Lincoln Watkins (6’4″/233) has scheduled an Official Visit with NC State for June 6–8.

Watkins also has Official Visits scheduled with Indiana (June 16) and Nebraska (June 25).

He released a Top-6 list back in February, and NC State made the cut alongside Indiana, Penn State, Nebraska, Miami, and Duke.

NC State offered Watkins on January 4th.

Rivals ranks him as the No. 16 Tight End nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, and the No. 5 player in the state of Michigan.

This past season, he had 39 receptions for 668 yards and 39 rushes for 245 yards, totaling 17 touchdowns for Port Huron Northern. Watkins also recorded 42 tackles on defense.