Courtney Hawkins (American football)
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| Position: | Wide receivers coach | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 12, 1969 Flint, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Beecher (Beecher, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1992 / round: 2 / pick: 44 | ||||||||
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Courtney Tyrone Hawkins Jr. (born December 12, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who s currently wide receivers coach for the Michigan State Spartans.[1] He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1992 NFL draft.[2][3] 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.[4]
Hawkins is formerly the head coach and athletic director at his alma mater, Beecher High School in Flint, Michigan.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| 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
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| 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
[edit]On February 19, 2020, Hawkins was hired as the wide receivers coach at Michigan State under new head coach Mel Tucker.[5] Hawkins was one of two coaches (Harlon Barnett) retained on the new coaching staff by newly hired head coach, Jonathan Smith.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "COURTNEY HAWKINS". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Courtney Hawkins". Pro Football Reference.
- ^ "Courtney Hawkins #88 WR". ESPN.
- ^ "Michigan State football adds Courtney Hawkins to Mel Tucker's staff". Freep.com. www.freep.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Bondi, Robert (December 1, 2023). "Jonathan Smith to reportedly retain Harlon Barnett, Courtney Hawkins on new staff". SpartansWire.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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