Norfolk State University Athletics

2013 (Senior)
An All-MEAC first-team pick for the second straight year … just the second NSU offensive player to earn three straight All-MEAC awards (DeAngelo Branche, 2008-10) … named first-team all-state Division I by The Roanoke Times and was all-state second team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) … honorable mention FCS All-America selection by Beyond Sports Network … NSU's Offensive MVP ... played in all 12 games … started 11 times (each time NSU started with a tight end) … led NSU and all MEAC tight ends with 39 catches for 438 yards … caught one touchdown pass, a season-long 34-yarder against Maine … caught at least one pass in every game … ended his career with a catch in 25 straight games … had three catches for 49 yards and a score against Maine … made a career-best six receptions for 49 yards against Charleston southern … had exactly five catches in four games, including three in a row (DSU, Hampton, FAMU) … had 68 receiving yards at DSU … also had five grabs and a season-high 77 yards at N.C. Central … also made three tackles on the year … forced a fumble on a punt return by S.C. State in the season finale.

2012 (Junior)
All-MEAC first-team selection … played in all 11 games and started all nine contests in which NSU utilized a tight end to begin the game … led all MEAC tight ends with 27 catches for 322 yards … had one TD reception … caught at least one pass in every game and ended the season with a streak of 13 straight games with at least one catch, dating to his sophomore season … tied his career high with five receptions for a personal-best 78 yards in the loss to Howard … also scored on a 16-yard reception against the Bison … made four catches for 51 yards against Delaware State … caught three passes in games against Liberty, Ohio and N.C. A&T … had two grabs for 53 yards, including a career-long 44-yard catch, in the win over Morgan State … also made three solo tackles on the year.

2011 (Sophomore)
Played in all 12 games … started in all seven games in which the Spartans started a tight end … named to the All-MEAC second team … caught 17 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns … averaged 13.9 yards per catch, second-highest among the team’s receivers and tight ends … caught a career-high three passes in a game twice, against Virginia State (3-21) and ODU (3-28) … scored his first career touchdown on a 35-yard reception in the second quarter against Hampton … the 35-yard catch was the longest of his career … Hawkins finished the Hampton game with a season-high 52 yards and two receptions … also had two catches for 44 yards against Delaware State … scored on a 4-yard TD reception against North Carolina A&T and a 6-yarder against Morgan State.

2010 (Freshman)
Played in every game and started three times in his debut season … started against Virginia State, Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State … made nine catches for 107 yards on the year …caught his first career pass against Rutgers, covering 16 yards …had career highs of five catches and 54 receiving yards against Bethune-Cookman.

2009
Sat out the 2009 season as a non-qualifier.

High School
Played football, basketball and track at Eisenhower … helped team advance to the 6A playoffs his junior and senior seasons … all-area and all-conference selection as a junior, when he caught 10 touchdown passes … scored three TDs as a senior.

Personal
Joseph C. Hawkins was born on July 19, 1991 … son of Sandra Hawkins … majoring in elementary education.

Hawkins' Career Receiving Statistics

YEAR	GP	Rec	Yds	Avg	TDs	Lg	Avg/G
2013	12	39	438	11.2	1	34	36.5
2012	11	27	322	11.9	1	44	29.3
2011	12	17	236	13.9	3	35	19.7
2010	11	9	107	11.9	0	22	9.7
Totals	46	92	1,103	12.0	4	44	24.0

Hawkins’ Career Highs
Rec.: 6 (vs. Charleston Southern, 9-21-13)
Rec. Yards: 78 (vs. Howard, 9-15-12)
TD: 1 (4x, last vs. Howard, 9-15-12)
Long Rec.: 44 (vs. Morgan State, 11-10-12)