West Virginia University Athletics

• Played in 52 career games

2023 (r-Sr.)

• Played in 13 career games at WVU
• Assisted one tackle against UNC in the Duke's Mayo Bowl
• Added one solo stop at UCF
• Blocked a punt against Oklahoma State
• Recorded his first career sack as a Mountaineer against Texas Tech
• Assisted on a tackle for loss against Duquesne
• Made his Mountaineer debut in the season opener at Penn State; recorded two tackles and a TFL
• Enrolled at WVU in January 2023

2022 (r-Jr.) – Tennessee State

• Finished career at Tennessee State with 92 career tackles (51 solo/41 assisted)
• Career numbers also include 18 tackles for a loss of 89 yards, eight sacks for a loss of 54 yards, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two block kicks
• For the season, he recorded 31 total tackles (16 solo/15 assisted), five tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries
• Recorded six tackles vs. Tennessee Tech, five tackles vs. Middle Tennessee and four vs. Jackson State

2021 Fall (r-So.) – Tennessee State

• Played in 11 games
• Collected 29 tackles – 16 solo/13 assisted
• Tallied 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks
• Forced two fumbles and blocked two kicks
• Registered five quarterback hurries

2021 Spring (COVID) – Tennessee State

• Played in all seven games
• Recorded 19 solo tackles and 12 assisted for a total of 32
• Nine tackles for a loss of 39 yards and five sacks for a loss of 28 yards
• Registered two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
• Recorded seven tackles in three different games during the season
• Top performance came against Eastern Illinois with seven tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks
• Narned Hero Sports All-American honors

2019 (r-Fr.) – Kentucky

• Saw action in nine games
• Finished the season with three solo tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble

2018 (Fr.) – Kentucky

• Redshirted

High School

• Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
• Played on the offensive and defensive line
• Chaminade-Madonna won the 3A state championship in 2017
• Registered 65 total tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a senior
• Three-time first-team all-county selection

Personal

• Son of Earnest Hawkins and Sherria Hicks
• One of 14 children (1 brother, 12 sisters)
• Graduated with his bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and sciences from Tennessee State in December 2022
• Pursuing a second bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies