Biography
Hawkins' Cal Career Game Highs
Rushes: 2 (three times, last at Oregon State, 2018)
Rushing Yards: 9 (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
Long Rush: 8 (three times, last at Oregon State, 2018)
Receptions: 4 (vs. UCLA, 2018)
Receiving Yards: 49 (vs. UCLA, 2018)
Receiving TDs: 1 (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
Long Reception: 29 (vs. USC, 2017)
Kickoff Returns: 2 (three times, last at Oregon, 2019)
Kickoff Return Yards: 56 (at UCLA, 2017)
Long Kickoff Return: 54 (vs. Oregon, 2018)
All-Purpose Yards: 84 (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (at Arizona, 2018)
Tackles: 1 (eight times, last at Oregon, 2019)
Cal Career (2017 – Present)
• Has played in 30 games including two starts since his 2017 arrival at Cal
• Has contributed 31 receptions, 313 yards receiving and one touchdown to rank second among all active Cal players in both receptions and yards receiving
• Has other career totals of 12 rushes for 10 yards and 10 kick returns for 271 yards as Cal's active career leader in both kick return categories to total 594 all-purpose yards and rank fourth among all active Cal players, while also adding eight tackles and one forced fumble
• Set all of his offensive, defensive and all-purpose season highs while playing in a career-high 13 games as a 2018 sophomore with 16 receptions for 177 yards and one touchdown, nine rushes for 12 yards and 289 all-purpose yards, while he also had five tackles and his lone career forced fumble with the latter coming at Arizona
• Had career highs of five kick returns and 115 kick return yards as a 2019 junior
• Changed his uniform to his current No. 10 during his 2017 freshman season after wearing No. 6 for the first five games of his Cal career
Junior (2019)
• Played in the first seven games including the second start of his career against Arizona State and contributed seven receptions, 66 yards receiving, one rush for a loss of two yards, and career highs of five kick returns and 115 kick return yards for a total of 179 all-purpose yards, as well as two tackles
• Had a season-high-tying two receptions for 40 yards including a season-long 24-yard grab as well as a season-high-tying one tackle at Ole Miss
• Also had a season-high-tying two receptions for nine yards, as well as a season-high-tying two kick returns for 38 yards and a season-high-tying one tackle at Oregon
• Had a single reception in each of the first three games against UC Davis (9 yards), at Washington (6 yards) and vs. North Texas (2 yards), adding one rush for a loss of two yards against the Aggies and one kick return for 53 yards that was his second career kick return over 50 yards and Cal's longest of the season against the Mean Green
• Had a season-high-tying two kick returns for 24 yards against Arizona State
• Did not play in the team's last six games due to injury
• Totaled 46 all-purpose yards in the spring game with three receptions for 18 yards and three rushes for 28 yards including a 12-yard touchdown carry as he ran the ball on the only two plays of the drive for 23 yards during red zone work
Sophomore (2018)
• Played in a career-high all 13 games including his first career start against Idaho State and contributed career highs of 16 receptions and 177 yards receiving as well as his first career touchdown catch
• Also had career highs of nine rushes and 12 yards rushing, 289 all-purpose yards, five tackles and one forced fumble, as well as three kick returns and 100 kick return yards
• Had career highs of four receptions and 49 yards receiving as well as one kick return for 16 yards and one rush for zero against UCLA
• Had three receptions for 45 yards against Idaho State, while returning one kick for 30 yards and rushing a career-high-tying two times for a career-high nine yards including a career-long-tying eight-yarder to total a career-high 84 all-purpose yards
• Had three receptions for 11 yards at USC
• Had two catches for 38 yards including a season-long 22-yarder vs. Stanford
• Registered one reception at Arizona (14 yards), vs. North Carolina (9 yards), at Oregon State (9 yards) and at Washington State (2 yards), adding his lone career forced fumble against the Wildcats
• Had a career-long 54-yard kick return against Oregon that was Cal's second-longest kick return of the season
• Had a career-high-tying two rushes on two other occasions at BYU (6 yards) and at Oregon State (5 yards) with a career-long-tying eight-yard rush in both contests
• Also had single rushes vs. TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl (-1 yard) and Stanford (-7 yards)
• Had a career-high-tying single tackle in five different contests vs. North Carolina, at BYU, at Arizona, at USC and vs. Colorado
• Had two receptions for 25 yards in the spring game
Freshman (2017)
• One of only four true freshman to see action along with Elijah Hicks, Gavin Reinwald and Michael Saffell
• Played in each of the last 10 games all off the bench and contributed eight receptions and 70 yards receiving, while adding two rushes for zero yards and three kick returns for 56 yards to total 126 all-purpose yards, while also picking up one tackle
• Had three receptions for 21 yards at Oregon
• Had two catches for eight yards at Colorado
• Contributed a career-long 29-yard reception on his lone catch against USC in his first collegiate contest
• Also had single catches vs. Oregon State (10 yards) and at Stanford (2 yards)
• Totaled a season-high 60 all-purpose yards in the season finale at UCLA with a career-high-tying two kick returns for a career-high 56 kick return yards with the yardage including 25 yards with no official kick return credited to him when he covered the final 25 yards of a 30-yard kick return started by Ashtyn Davis, while he also had one rush for four yards as well as his first career tackle
• Had one rush for a loss of four yards at Washington
Buena Park HS (Class Of 2017)/Yorba Linda HS (2014)
• A three-year prep varsity player and solid all-around threat who compiled 2314 all-purpose yards including 2012 over his final two campaigns as a 2015 junior and 2016 senior at Buena Park High School when his squads combined for a 20-5 overall record with 10 wins each season
• Helped his senior team to a 10-2 overall record and a 5-0 conference mark to win the Freeway League title before advancing to the second round of the Southern Section Division 3 playoffs by contributing 874 all-purpose yards on 25 catches for 375 yards and a career-high six touchdown receptions, 24 rushes for a career-high 350 yards and a career-high-tying three scores, and four kick returns for 149 yards including a 94-yarder for a touchdown (all career bests) while he also attempted his only career pass and completed it for 18 yards
• Had his most productive season as a receiver during his junior campaign when he earned first-team All-Freeway League honors by helping his team to a 10-3 overall record and the third round of the Southern Section Southwest Division playoffs by registering career highs of 45 catches and 775 yards receiving with five touchdown grabs
• Added 21 rushes for 267 yards and a career-high-tying three TDs ,as well as two kick returns for 96 yards with one a 76-yard touchdown as a junior
• Picked up 10 receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown, as well as 25 rushes for 139 yards and five kick returns for 73 yards in his lone season as a 2014 sophomore at Yorba Linda High School before transferring to Buena Park
• Wore No. 4 as a junior and senior after suiting up in No. 18 as a sophomore
Other
• Born July 3, 1998
• Son of Torrence and Pamela Alexander
• Uncle of former three-year Cal teammate Jaylinn Hawkins
• Played prep football at Buena Park High School with both his nephew and former Cal wide receiver Taariq Johnson
• Major is legal studies
Last Updated
May 7, 2020
