Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-26@ Troy | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-22vs Air Force | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Total | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 22 |
Deston Hawkins
Last confirmed: Nevada, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Menlo Park, CA · Foothill College
Deston Hawkins: RB · Nevada · #22.
Deston Hawkins
He got to Nevada by way of Syracuse. On tape: 33 receiving yards and 32 rushing yards against Air Force, Week 13, 2024.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Nevada in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nevada | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nevada | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 13 · 2024
L 19-22
vs Air Force
7 rec · 33 yds · 32 rush yds (6 car)
With B. Lewis — 268 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 54.7 · 53 rush yds (13 car) · G. Gillespie — 41.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Air Force · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +1.61Brendon Lewis pass complete to Deston Hawkins for 8 yds to the NEV 48 for a
- Week 13 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.36Brendon Lewis pass complete to Deston Hawkins for 9 yds to the NEV 40
- Week 13 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.14Brendon Lewis pass complete to Deston Hawkins for no gain to the NEV 48
- Week 13 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.90Deston Hawkins run for 1 yd to the NEV 40
- Week 13 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.71Deston Hawkins run for 22 yds to the AFA 6 for a
- Week 13 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.67Brendon Lewis pass complete to Deston Hawkins for 2 yds to the NEV 40
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.51Deston Hawkins run for 2 yds to the AFA 41
- Week 13 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.45Deston Hawkins run for 2 yds to the NEV 27
- Week 13 · Air Force · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.40Brendon Lewis pass complete to Deston Hawkins for 3 yds to the AFA 47
- Week 13 · Air Force · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +0.31Brendon Lewis pass complete to Deston Hawkins for 6 yds to the NEV 46
Teams and coaches
2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 16.0 YDS/g, 5.3 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
7 catches and 6 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons, three schools
- Apr 2025 Entered the transfer portal
- 2024 Nevada ChoateYear 5 · 2 games
- Dec 2023 Entered the transfer portalSyracuse to Nevada
- 2023 Syracuse BabersYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 San José State BrennanYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Syracuse in 2023 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Foothill College, No. 148 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Syracuse in the 2023 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from Syracuse to Nevada, Dec 30, 2023.
- Entered the transfer portal from Nevada, Apr 17, 2025.
How it ended
One season at Nevada, 32 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2023
- Signed with Syracuse3-star out of Foothill College
2024
- Transferred to Nevadafrom Syracuse
2025
- Entered the portalfrom Nevada
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Brent Brennan, Dino Babers and Jeff Choate.