Brent Hawkins

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Brent Hawkins
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Hawkins in 2010
No. 90, 57
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1983-09-01) September 1, 1983 (age 40)
Godfrey, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Jerseyville (IL) Jersey
College: Illinois State
NFL draft: 2006  / Round: 5 / Pick: 160
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:23
Sacks:5.5
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR  ·  CFL.ca (archive)

Brent Lee Hawkins (born September 1, 1983) is an American former professional football defensive end who played 2 years in the National Football League and 2 years in the Canadian Football League, until retiring from football in May 2013. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at Illinois State. He was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

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Early life

Originally from Godfrey, Illinois, Hawkins graduated from Jersey Community High School in 2001 where he excelled at basketball, football, and track. [2] Hawkins played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive end positions. He recorded career totals of 159 tackles, three sacks, 12 passes defensed, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Hawkins was selected as first-team all-state and all-conference as a senior, and was named the Metro-East Area Player of the Year by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2000.

College career

Hawkins began his college career at Purdue on a football scholarship before transferring and playing his final two seasons at Illinois State University. He was runner-up for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the top defensive player in I-AA football. Hawkins ranked second in the nation with 17 sacks as a senior, setting school and Gateway Conference records. He was also the MVP for the 2006 Hula Bowl.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

In the 2006 NFL season, Hawkins played in six games and had two sacks before he was placed on injured reserve with a season-ending groin injury. During that period, Hawkins became first Jaguars rookie to have a sack in back-to-back games since 2002.

In the 2007 NFL season, Hawkins saw action at both defensive end and on special teams. He finished the season with 14 tackles (12 solo), a career-high 3.5 sack, one fumble recovery and 14 QB pressures. His 3.5 sacks ranked third on team and helped the team to rank tied for fourth in the AFC with 37 sacks. In addition, he added nine special teams tackles.

The Jaguars released Hawkins on September 2, 2008.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Hawkins was signed as a free agent by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in April 2010. [3] In his first season in the CFL Hawkins recorded 31 tackles and 3 sacks. Unfortunately, he suffered a right shoulder injury prior to the start of the 2011 CFL season which caused him to miss the entire season. On January 12, 2012, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced that they had resigned Brent Hawkins. [4] Hawkins played in 14 of the 18 regular season games during the 2012 CFL season. He was credited with 24 tackles, 4 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries. Entering the 2013 training camp Hawkins was still recovering from some scar tissue which had developed in his left shoulder following surgery. [5] On May 15, 2013, the Roughriders announced that Hawkins was retiring from the CFL. [6] [7]

Brent Hawkins finished his CFL career with 27 games played, 55 tackles, 2 special teams tackles, 7 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries, and 1 defensive touchdown.

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "57 Brent Hawkins" Archived October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Panthers.com, accessed June 23, 2008
  3. ↑ "#90 Brent Hawkins" [ permanent dead link ], Riderville.com, accessed April 27, 2010
  4. ↑ " Hawkins Resigned" Archived November 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , cfl.ca, accessed January 13, 2013
  5. ↑ Scar tissue in shoulder
  6. ↑ Announcement of retirement
  7. ↑ "Hawkins hangs up cleats". Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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