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Jersey Number 29
Kyre Hawkins
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 220
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Dunbar
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
Bio
2017 as a Redshirt Senior: Played in all 15 games, making 14 starts at linebacker… HERO Sports FCS Third Team All-American... First Team All-CAA Linebacker... VaSID Second Team All-State... Charles Haley Defensive MVP... Iron Dukes Award... Two-time CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4, Oct. 16)... Led JMU with a 111 total tackles (51 solo), to go with 14.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries and nine pass breakups… Ranked third in CAA in tackles for loss and 13th in tackles per game (7.4)… Season-high 13 tackles both at ECU (Sept. 2) and in FCS Quarterfinals versus Weber State (Dec. 8)… Career-high 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks against Villanova (Oct. 14)… Also had 2.0 sacks in CAA opener against Maine (Sept. 23)… Recorded at least 1.0 tackle for loss in nine games… Career-high two fumble recoveries in FCS semifinals against South Dakota State (Dec. 16)… Had two pass breakups twice… Six games with double-digit tackles, having also had 11 at Elon (Nov. 18) and 10 against Villanova, New Hampshire (Oct. 28) and against North Dakota State (Jan. 6) in the NCAA Division I Football Championship game… Five or more stops in 11 outings.
2016 as a Redshirt Junior: Played in all 15 games, making eight starts… Had 37 total tackles (18 solo), to go with 0.5 tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry… Tallied four tackles in four games and made at least one tackle in 13 of 14 outings… Season-high five tackles in NCAA Division I National Championship game versus Youngstown State (Jan. 7)... Had four tackles and a half-tackle for loss at Maine (Sept. 24)… Also had four stops in season opener against Morehead State (Sept. 3), Central Connecticut State (Sept. 10) and William & Mary (Oct. 8)... Tallied three or more tackles in six games and at least one in 14 of 15 outings.
2015 as a Redshirt Sophomore: Played in all 12 games, making 11 starts... Led the team with 95 total tackles (48 solo), to go with 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup… Ranked 11th in CAA with 7.9 tackles per game and tied for eighth in fumble recoveries… Career-high 17 tackles (7 solo) in win at Delaware (Nov. 14)… Tallied 10 or more tackles in four games, including 13 (8 solo) against Villanova (Nov. 21), 11 at Towson (Oct. 10) and 10 (9 solo) at William & Mary (Oct. 31)… Produced at least seven tackles in nine outings… Accrued 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss at Towson… Also had a sack against Stony Brook (Oct. 3) and Villanova... CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
2014 as a Redshirt Freshman: Started all 13 games at linebacker... Finished with a team-best 97 tackles, including 39 solo, to go with 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and three pass breakups... Ranked 16th in the CAA in total tackles... Season-high 13 tackles (five solo) in win at Stony Brook (Nov. 8)... Made a team-high 11 tackles in NCAA First Round playoff game versus Liberty (Nov. 29)... Recorded 10 tackles (six solo) at Villanova (Sept. 20)... Tallied nine tackles at Maryland (Aug. 30), at Lehigh (Sept. 6) and versus William & Mary (Nov. 1)... Produced first career interception at Richmond (Nov. 15), along with eight tackles... Accrued six solo tackles and a fumble recovery in the win at Charlotte (Oct. 25)... Earned five or more tackles in 10 of 13 games... Received Casey Carter Academic Achievement Award at JMU Football Awards Banquet... JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete.
2013 as a Freshman: Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility... JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete... Dean's List (Spring 2014).
High School: Named to the 2012 Pre-season All-City team... Helped lead team to a 13-1 record and a Class 1A State Championship in 2012, recording 104 tackles and one interception on the season... Defense recorded 10 shutouts and only allowed 28 points through the entire season... Played on the Baltimore side for the Maryland Crab Bowl... Transferred from Archbishop Curley High School to Dunbar for his senior season... Runs a 4.6 40-yard dash and has a vertical of 32 inches... Ran track on the 100 and 200-meter dash and 4x100 and 4x200 relay squads, including qualifying for the Penn Relays as a junior... As a wrestler is currently 44-3 and ranked No. 1 in his weight class in Baltimore... Also played basketball, serving as the team captain of the freshman hoops squad... Named to the Honor Roll and selected to the National Honor Society of High School Scholars.
Personal: Full name is Kyre Jelani Hawkins... Son of Michael and Lisa Wilson... Worked in the Ray Lewis foundation... Graduated in Spring 2017 with a degree in sport and recreation management... Enrolled in post-grad studies.
2016 as a Redshirt Junior: Played in all 15 games, making eight starts… Had 37 total tackles (18 solo), to go with 0.5 tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry… Tallied four tackles in four games and made at least one tackle in 13 of 14 outings… Season-high five tackles in NCAA Division I National Championship game versus Youngstown State (Jan. 7)... Had four tackles and a half-tackle for loss at Maine (Sept. 24)… Also had four stops in season opener against Morehead State (Sept. 3), Central Connecticut State (Sept. 10) and William & Mary (Oct. 8)... Tallied three or more tackles in six games and at least one in 14 of 15 outings.
2015 as a Redshirt Sophomore: Played in all 12 games, making 11 starts... Led the team with 95 total tackles (48 solo), to go with 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup… Ranked 11th in CAA with 7.9 tackles per game and tied for eighth in fumble recoveries… Career-high 17 tackles (7 solo) in win at Delaware (Nov. 14)… Tallied 10 or more tackles in four games, including 13 (8 solo) against Villanova (Nov. 21), 11 at Towson (Oct. 10) and 10 (9 solo) at William & Mary (Oct. 31)… Produced at least seven tackles in nine outings… Accrued 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss at Towson… Also had a sack against Stony Brook (Oct. 3) and Villanova... CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
2014 as a Redshirt Freshman: Started all 13 games at linebacker... Finished with a team-best 97 tackles, including 39 solo, to go with 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and three pass breakups... Ranked 16th in the CAA in total tackles... Season-high 13 tackles (five solo) in win at Stony Brook (Nov. 8)... Made a team-high 11 tackles in NCAA First Round playoff game versus Liberty (Nov. 29)... Recorded 10 tackles (six solo) at Villanova (Sept. 20)... Tallied nine tackles at Maryland (Aug. 30), at Lehigh (Sept. 6) and versus William & Mary (Nov. 1)... Produced first career interception at Richmond (Nov. 15), along with eight tackles... Accrued six solo tackles and a fumble recovery in the win at Charlotte (Oct. 25)... Earned five or more tackles in 10 of 13 games... Received Casey Carter Academic Achievement Award at JMU Football Awards Banquet... JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete.
2013 as a Freshman: Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility... JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete... Dean's List (Spring 2014).
High School: Named to the 2012 Pre-season All-City team... Helped lead team to a 13-1 record and a Class 1A State Championship in 2012, recording 104 tackles and one interception on the season... Defense recorded 10 shutouts and only allowed 28 points through the entire season... Played on the Baltimore side for the Maryland Crab Bowl... Transferred from Archbishop Curley High School to Dunbar for his senior season... Runs a 4.6 40-yard dash and has a vertical of 32 inches... Ran track on the 100 and 200-meter dash and 4x100 and 4x200 relay squads, including qualifying for the Penn Relays as a junior... As a wrestler is currently 44-3 and ranked No. 1 in his weight class in Baltimore... Also played basketball, serving as the team captain of the freshman hoops squad... Named to the Honor Roll and selected to the National Honor Society of High School Scholars.
Personal: Full name is Kyre Jelani Hawkins... Son of Michael and Lisa Wilson... Worked in the Ray Lewis foundation... Graduated in Spring 2017 with a degree in sport and recreation management... Enrolled in post-grad studies.
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