Michael Hawkins Jr.
Michael Hawkins Jr.
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. This is his second year in the same quarterback room at Oklahoma. The receipt on tape: 162 pass yds, 33 rush yds against Kent State, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 53% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #14 · 2026 recruiting class #15
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Cade Klubnik’s 2022 season.
Matches Cade on
Differs from Cade on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Eli Peters’s path through Toledo.
Eli Peters
Ian Book
Matches Eli on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Chandler Rogers's freshman season at UL Monroe (2021).
Matches Chandler on
Differs from Chandler on
Player DNA
Players who play like Michael Hawkins Jr.
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #105
Peaked at #105 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2024–2025-79%
Sharp dropoff (-79%) — career inflection point.