Safety, California, 2015–19
Jaylinn Hawkins
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Buena Park, CA
- Born
- Aug 27, 1997
Jaylinn Hawkins played safety at California (2015–19). The Atlanta Falcons took Hawkins in round 4, No. 134 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Stanford, 20163interceptions, career highvs. TCU, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | California | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | California | 41 | 24 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | California | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | California | 49 | 37 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 140 | 90 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | California | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| 2018 | California | 5 | 50 | 0 |
| 2019 | California | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 141 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | California | 6 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | California | 6 | S | So. | ||
| 2018 | California | 6 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | California | 6 | S | Sr. | 6′2″ | 210 |
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.
Game by game
2019 California 13 games, 49 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UC Davis | W 27–13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Washington | W 20–19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. North Texas | W 23–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Ole Miss | W 28–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Arizona State | L 17–24 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Oregon | L 7–17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Oregon State | L 17–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Utah | L 0–35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Washington State | W 33–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. USC | L 17–41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Stanford | W 24–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 30 | at UCLA | W 28–18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Illinois | W 35–20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 California 11 games, 20 tackles, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. North Carolina | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at BYU | W 21–18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Idaho State | W 45–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Oregon | L 24–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Arizona | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.UCLA | L 7–37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atOregon State | W 49–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Washington | W 12–10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | atWashington State | L 13–19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atUSC | W 15–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. TCU | L 7–10 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
2017 California 11 games, 41 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atNorth Carolina | W 35–30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Ole Miss | W 27–16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.USC | L 20–30 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atOregon | L 24–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | atWashington | L 7–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Washington State | W 37–3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Arizona | L 44–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Colorado | L 28–44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Oregon State | W 37–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atStanford | L 14–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atUCLA | L 27–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 California 11 games, 30 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Hawai’i | W 51–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Texas | W 50–43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atArizona State | L 41–51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Utah | W 28–23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atOregon State | L 44–47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Oregon | W 52–49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atUSC | L 24–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Washington | L 27–66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atWashington State | L 21–56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Stanford | L 31–45 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.UCLA | W 36–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ |
| Weight | 208 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅛″W |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 75 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 80 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 15 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 15 | 70 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2026 (so far) | Baltimore Ravens | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 75 | 263 | 2 | 8 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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