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Garrett Hawkins
Returning to UTEP for 2026
Garrett Hawkins
The receipt: 5 tackles against Texas — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career Arc
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Recruit
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CFB
College
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NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UTEP | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 42–17
vs UT Martin
2 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 25-point win at home against UT Martin.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UTEP
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UTEP
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (21 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTEP · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #92
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology