| No. 24 – North Texas Mean Green | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | North Rock Creek (Shawnee, Oklahoma) |
| College | North Texas (2025–present) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Caleb Hawkins is an American college football running back for the North Texas Mean Green.
Hawkins is from Shawnee, Oklahoma. [1] He attended North Rock Creek High School in Shawnee, where he played football as a running back. [1] As a junior, he ran for 1,155 yards and 16 touchdowns. [2] He then posted 1,602 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior, while also totaling 407 receiving yards, 90 tackles and four interceptions, earning first-team all-state honors from Prep RedZone Oklahoma. [1] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the North Texas Mean Green over offers from Emporia State and Central Oklahoma. [3]
Hawkins won a starting role at North Texas as a true freshman in 2025. [4] In week four of the 2025 season, he ran 13 times for 99 yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winning score, in an overtime victory against Army, afterwards being named the 247Sports True Freshman of the week and the American Conference Offensive Player of the Week. [5] [6] He then tallied 140 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while also adding a 68-yard touchdown catch, the next week, in a win against South Alabama. [4] [7] In week ten, he ran 33 times for 197 yards and four touchdowns in an upset win over Navy. [8] Hawkins ran for 189 yards and posted a school-record five rushing touchdowns the next week, in a win against UAB. [9]