Tight end, Georgia Tech (from Yale), 2019–24
Jackson Hawes
- Number
- No. 85
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Born
- Dec 6, 2000
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Jackson Hawes played tight end at Yale (2021–23) and Georgia Tech (2024). The Buffalo Bills took Hawes in round 5, No. 173 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2022 and 2023
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Yale | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Yale | 13 | 139 | 10.7 | 4 | 34 |
| 2023 | Yale | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 | 28 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 195 | 12.2 | 0 | 33 |
| Career | 39 | 434 | 11.1 | 5 | 34 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yale | 85 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Yale | 85 | TE | So. | ||
| 2023 | Yale | 85 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 85 | TE | Sr. | 6′5″ | 260 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yale (FCS) | 1 | -0.16 | – | – | -0.2 | – |
| 2022 | Yale (FCS) | 17 | 0.79 | – | – | 13.4 | – |
| 2023 | Yale (FCS) | 12 | 0.54 | – | – | 6.4 | – |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 1.31 | – | – | 21.0 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Georgia Tech 10 games, 16 catches, 195 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 35–12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 28–31 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 59–7 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 19–31 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 33 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 13–31 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 6–21 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 28–23 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 30–29 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 42–44 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 16 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 27–35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2023 Yale 7 games, 9 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 24–49 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 21–23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 45–3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 31–24 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 31–3 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 17–27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 36–28 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Yale 8 games, 13 catches, 139 yards, 4 TD
2021 Yale 1 game, 1 catch, 3 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | at | L 15–21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No box score in the source for Oct 23 vs. Pennsylvania, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ |
| Weight | 253 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 79″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.82 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 16 | 187 | 3 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 14 | 16 | 187 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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