Brent Hawkins
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| Jacksonville Jaguars — No. 57 | |
| Defensive end | |
| Date of birth: September 1, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Alton, Illinois | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 250 lb (110 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2006 for the Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Career history | |
| College: Illinois State | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 160 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Brent Hawkins (born September 1, 1983) is a professional football player in the NFL. He plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. He was drafted by the Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
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[edit] High school career
Originally from Godfrey, Illinois, Hawkins graduated from Jersey Community High School in 2001 where he excelled at basketball, football, and track. Hawkins played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive end positions. He recorded career totals of 159 tackles, three sacks, 12 passes defensed, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Hawkins was selected as first-team all-state and all-conference as a senior, and was named the Metro-East Area Player of the Year by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2000.
[edit] College career
Hawkins began his college career at Purdue on a football scholarship before transferring and playing his final two seasons at Illinois State University. He was runner-up for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the top defensive player in I-AA football. Hawkins ranked second in the nation with 17 sacks as a senior, setting school and Gateway Conference records. He was also the MVP for the 2006 Hula Bowl.
[edit] Professional career
In the 2006 NFL season, Hawkins played in six games and had two sacks before he was placed on injured reserve with a season-ending groin injury. During that period, Hawkins became first Jaguars rookie to have a sack in back-to-back games since 2002.
On January 14, 2008, Hawkins was arrested and charged with drunken driving after he was stopped for speeding on his way home from a night out.[1]
After the Jaguars drafted defensive ends with their first two picks in the 2008 NFL Draft, Hawkins underwent a position change from defensive end to linebacker.
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