Ashtyn Hawkins
Ashtyn Hawkins
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Ashtyn Hawkins has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 145 rec yds, 10 receptions against SMU — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Aranda.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baylor | 53 | 621 | 11.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Baylor | 45 | 567 | 12.6 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 55 | 874 | 15.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas State | 55 | 582 | 10.6 | 7 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas State | 30 | 284 | 9.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 238 | 2,928 | 12.3 | 16 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baylor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | -1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 1 | -2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas State | 1 | -4 | -- | 99 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas State | 2 | 14 | -- | 2 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 12 | -1 | 101 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 48–45
at SMU
10 rec · 145 yds
Edged out SMU on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Baylor
Returning around him
- 82% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #57
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kris Hutson’s 2024 season.
Matches Kris on
Differs from Kris on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen McDonald’s path through Merrimack.
Jalen McDonald
Ben Skowronek
Joshua Harris
DeVontres Dukes
Matches Jalen on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Metcalf's graduate season at Southern Miss (2025).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Ashtyn Hawkins
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+119%
Up 119% from first season to most-recent.