Kierre Hawkins

Height:
6-3
Weight:
250
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Maple Heights, Ohio
High School:
Maple Heights
Position:
TE
Major:
Communications

2019 (Junior)

Played in all 12 games as a reserve tight end...caught three passes for 46 yards...had a season-long reception of 25 yards against Robert Morris...caught a pass for 17 yards against North Dakota State...hauled in a four-yard catch against Western Illinois...averaged 15.3 yards per catch.

2018 (Sophomore): Played in two games...saw action against Valaparaiso and Western Illinois...caught a 15-yard pass against the Leathernecks.

Ohio State: Did not see playing time in 2017…redshirted in 2016…coach was Urban Meyer.

High School: Was a consensus 4-star prospect (Rivals, 247Sports, Scout and ESPN) who had experience at running back, wildcat quarterback, receiver and on defense…was rated as high as the No. 11 tight end prospect by both 247Sports and Rivals, and ESPN ranked him as a Top 30 athlete…was the No. 3 tight end in the Midwest according to Scout and the No. 12 player in the Ohio senior class, according to 247Sports…named all-Midwest Region by Prepstar…Hawkins received third-team Associated Press Division I all-state honors as a senior when he helped his team to a 7-3 overall mark…as a junior in 2014 scored 14 touchdowns and rushed for 803 yards...coach was Devlin Culliver.

Personal: Major is communications...is the 2020-21 recipient of the Richard "Dick" Hartzell Scholarship.