Lindenwood University Athletics

Lindenwood:
Career- Appeared in 29 games with 15 starts prior to the 2014 season … has recorded 126 tackles, including 14 on special teams … has 68 solo tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, four passes defended, and one fumble recovery through three seasons.

2013- Honorable mention all-MIAA … received the team’s Heart of a Lion award at the end of the season … started all seven games that he appeared in … was fourth on the team with 47 tackles and second with 6.7 tackles a game … also recorded 2.5 tackles for loss and two pass breakups … led the team in tackles for two games … nearly 77 percent of his tackles were solo stops … was second on the team with 22 tackles on passing plays, and fifth with 25 tackles on rushing plays … had double-figure tackles in two games, including a season-high 15 against Emporia State … broke up two passes in the Lincoln contest … named the team’s Defensive Player of the Game against Central Missouri and Emporia State … other weekly team awards include being the Hard Hat Winner for the Central Missouri and Washburn weeks, and the Hard Hit winner for the Emporia State game … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was a MIAA Scholar-Athlete.
 
2012- Appeared in 11 games including eight starts … ranked in the top 10 on the team in tackles with 43 … also had one tackle for loss and one pass breakup … recorded one tackle on punt coverage … had 30 tackles on rushing plays and 12 on pass plays … his pass breakup came on a third-down play against Southwest Baptist … recorded a tackle for a two-yard loss early in the Lincoln contest … had four games with seven or more tackles, including a season-high nine against Glenville State … recorded at least one tackle in eight of 11 games … named the team’s Defensive Player of the Game against Central Missouri … received the team’s Hard Hat award for the Southwest Baptist contest ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2011- Appeared in all 11 games ... one of the team's top special teams players ... was second on the team with 13 special teams tackles, with 11 on kickoffs and two on punt returns ... finished the season with a total of 36 tackles ... had 13 tackles on rushing plays and 10 after pass completions ... had 1.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup ... recovered a fumble on a kickoff early in the Texas A&M-Kingsville contest which led to a Lindenwood field goal ... had season-high of six tackles against Graceland and Central Oklahoma ... recorded 1.5 tackles for loss as well in the Graceland contest ... had at least one tackle in every contest.

2010- Redshirted.

High School:
Member of Aledo's 14-0 state championship team ... collected 218 tackles as a senior ... first-team All-District selection.

Personal:
The son of Karen and Ron Hawkins ... has two siblings, Matthew and Sarah ... a business major.