Decarius Hawthorne
Decarius Hawthorne
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman and Alex Golesh. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks against Florida Atlantic, Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at South Florida, 85 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Scott → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Florida | 39 | 17 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 17 | 8 | 7.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 18 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 34 | 22.5 | 7.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 48–3
vs Bethune-Cookman
1 TFL · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 45-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Marley Cook’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jowon Briggs's senior season at Cincinnati (2023).
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