Player Dossier

2020-2024

South Florida

Decarius Hawthorne

DT • 6'2" • 295 lbs • Center Point, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Decarius Hawthorne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.4

Efficiency

25.2

Consistency

50.9

Season Value

30.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · South Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Florida Atlantic • South Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Scouting Read

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Decarius Hawthorne, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · South Florida. Decarius Hawthorne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.2 disruption score.

Decarius Hawthorne played DT for Florida Atlantic and South Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Decarius Hawthorne recorded 85 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with South Florida.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

South Florida paired 14 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida Atlantic, South Florida.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2024 Postseason · South Florida

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

25.2

Usage

7.4

Consistency

50.9

Best Game by takeover score

San José State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San José State: 1. Unknown: 1. Alabama: 0.5. Miami: 0.5. Tulane: 1. Memphis: 0. UAB: 2. Florida Atlantic: 3. Navy: 0.5. Charlotte: 0. Tulsa: 3.5. Rice: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San José State: 2 by 18.3. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Alabama: 4 by 21.7. Miami: 5 by 25.8. Tulane: 4 by 26.7. Memphis: 5 by 20.8. UAB: 3 by 32.5. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 55. Navy: 2 by 13.3. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 3 by 47.5. Rice: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.9 · Games = 5 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · -1.3 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · Games = 6 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.7 · Games = 6 · +1 vs First Half

Game Log

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12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

55 vs Florida Atlantic

Result
Wed 12/25@ San José StateW 41-3921100
Sat 11/30@ RiceL 28-3511100
Sat 11/23vs TulsaW 63-30321.5002
Sat 11/16@ CharlotteW 59-2421000
Sat 11/9vs NavyL 7-28200.5000
Fri 11/1@ Florida AtlanticW 44-21631.501.500
Sat 10/19vs UABW 35-2532110
Sat 10/12vs MemphisL 3-2152000
Sat 9/28@ TulaneL 10-4543100
Sat 9/21vs MiamiL 15-50500.5000
Sat 9/7@ AlabamaL 16-42410.5000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown21100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Florida Atlantic

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Florida

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic0
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic411.54.34
2022 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic2.511.85.1-1.5
2023 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic11.516.96.29
2024 PostseasonSouth Florida1425.27.42.5
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Florida1425.27.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tulsa

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#2

Florida Atlantic

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#3

Western Kentucky

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.

#4

South Florida

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.

#5

Purdue

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · South Florida

14 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 7.4 usage

30.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · South Florida

30.1

14 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 7.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

25.9

11.5 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 6.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.81

Center Point · Birmingham, AL

Committed To
Florida Atlantic
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

85

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.