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Courtney Hawkins (American football)

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American football player and coach (born 1969)

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American football player
Courtney Hawkins
Michigan State Spartans
Position:Wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born: (1969-12-12) December 12, 1969 (age 55)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Beecher
(Beecher, Michigan)
College:Michigan State
NFL draft:1992 / round: 2 / pick: 44
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:366
Receiving yards:4,573
Receiving touchdowns:18
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Courtney Tyrone Hawkins Jr. (born December 12, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who is currently wide receivers coach for the Michigan State Spartans. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1992 NFL draft. A 5'9", 190 lbs wide receiver from Michigan State University, Hawkins played in nine NFL seasons from 1992 to 1996 for the Buccaneers and then the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1997 to 2000.

Hawkins is formerly the head coach and athletic director at his alma mater, Beecher High School in Flint, Michigan.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1992 TAM 16 5 20 336 16.8 49 2
1993 TAM 16 12 62 933 15.0 67 5
1994 TAM 13 12 37 438 11.8 32 5
1995 TAM 16 3 41 493 12.0 47 0
1996 TAM 16 16 46 544 11.8 45 1
1997 PIT 15 3 45 555 12.3 44 3
1998 PIT 15 14 66 751 11.4 53 1
1999 PIT 11 11 30 285 9.5 23 0
2000 PIT 13 5 19 238 12.5 33 1
131 81 366 4,573 12.5 67 18

Playoffs

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1997 PIT 2 0 8 58 7.3 9 0
2 0 8 58 7.3 9 0

Coaching career

On February 19, 2020, Hawkins was hired as the wide receivers coach at Michigan State under new head coach Mel Tucker. Hawkins was one of two coaches (Harlon Barnett) retained on the new coaching staff by newly hired head coach, Jonathan Smith.

References

  1. "COURTNEY HAWKINS". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. "Courtney Hawkins". Pro Football Reference.
  4. "Courtney Hawkins #88 WR". ESPN.
  5. "Michigan State football adds Courtney Hawkins to Mel Tucker's staff". Freep.com. www.freep.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. Bondi, Robert (December 1, 2023). "Jonathan Smith to reportedly retain Harlon Barnett, Courtney Hawkins on new staff". SpartansWire.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

External links

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1992 NFL draft selections


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