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Michael Hawkins Jr.

Sophomore · West Virginia Mountaineers

Height6' 1"

Weight205 lbs

HometownDallas, TX

Unitoffense

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ClassRedshirt Sophomore

High schoolEmerson

Previous schoolOklahoma

Official hometownDallas, Texas

Saw action in two games at quarterback
Completed 15-of-27 passes for 167 yards, three touchdowns and a long of 32 yards
Finished with 14-of-24 for 162 yards and three touchdowns against Kent State
Ran nine times for 33 yards and a touchdown against the Golden Flashes
Also saw action at Temple, finishing 1-of-3 passing and six rushes for 25 yards with a long of 15 yards

Played in seven games and made four starts at quarterback
Started contests at Auburn, Texas, South Carolina and in Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy
Completed 76-of-120 passes (63%) for 783 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 69 times for 204 yards and a touchdown
Recorded 28-of-43 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns (all season highs) and rushed 17 times for 61 yards in Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy
Was 3-of-5 passes for 60 yards and rushed three times for 30 yards vs. Maine
Completed 19-of-30 passes for 148 yards and added 27 rushing yards vs. Texas
Became first OU true freshman quarterback to win on road in his first career start when Sooners played at Auburn
Registered a season-high 161 yards on 10-of-15 passing (67%), rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries and scored on a two-point conversion at Auburn
His 48-yard TD at Auburn was his season-long rush and OU’s longest rushing play of the year at the time
His 60-yard completion to receiver J.J. Hester at Auburn was the team’s longest passing play at the time
Entered in relief vs. Tennessee (9/21) and led two touchdown drives (completed 11-of-18) passes for 132 yards and a TD and added 22 rushing yards)
Rushed twice for 10 yards and completed 2-of-4 passes for 17 yards in fourth quarter of season opener vs. Temple

Dual-threat quarterback for coach Kendall Miller at Emerson High
Totaled 4,211 all-purpose yards and 55 touchdowns with only three interceptions in 15 games as a senior when he was named District 3-5A Division II Most Valuable Player
Named a 2023 Elite 11 Finalist
Helped lead Emerson High School to the 2023 Texas 5A state semifinals
Earned quarterback MVP honors at the 2023 Rivals Camp in Dallas
Accuracy challenge award winner at the 2023 Under Armour Next All-America Dallas camp
A 2022 5-6A First-Team All-District selection and 2021 District 5-6A Offensive Newcomer of the Year while at Allen High
Registered 2,024 passing yards and 21 touchdown passes in 2022
Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, On3 and Rivals
A three-star prospect by 247Sports
The No. 168 player in the nation according to Rivals
The country’s No. 3 dual-threat quarterback prospect by Rivals and No. 7 by ESPN
Ranked as the nation’s No. 18 overall QB by On3 and No. 35 by 247Sports
The No. 28 recruit in the state of Texas by Rivals, No. 40 by On3, No. 48 by ESPN, and No. 81 by 247Sports
Chose OU over Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan and others

Son of Michael Sr. and Annabelle Hawkins
One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
Father played cornerback for Oklahoma under head coach Bob Stoops in 2002 before spending multiple years in the NFL
Brother, Maliek, is a defensive back for the WVU football team
Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Career record

Updated Aug 28, 2026, 9:48 AM EDT

Season	Team	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG
2024	oklahoma sooners	76	120	63.3	783	6.5	3	2	60	15	123.1
2025	oklahoma sooners	15	27	55.6	167	6.2	3	0	32	3	144.2

Season	Team	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2024	oklahoma sooners	69	204	3.0	1	48
2025	oklahoma sooners	15	58	3.9	1	27

Season	Team	PASS	RUSH	REC	RET	TD	2PT	PAT	FG	PTS
2024	oklahoma sooners	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	8
2025	oklahoma sooners	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6