Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024South 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 27.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · South Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic • South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Decarius Hawthorne built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Center Point, AL wearing No. 90, spending time with Florida Atlantic and South Florida. The clearest part of Decarius...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Decarius Hawthorne, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · South Florida. Decarius Hawthorne shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 85
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Decarius Hawthorne quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Florida · DT
- Career Tackles
- 85
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · South Florida
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Center Point · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Center Point · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DT 19th (top 9%) · American Athletic 96th (top 15%) · National 983rd (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 18 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 41 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 11 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Florida | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 12 | 37 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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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 17 primary output with 27.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.6 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: East Carolina
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
20.6
Usage
6.8
Consistency
45.1
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Monmouth: 0. Ohio: 0. Clemson: 1. Illinois: 0. Tulsa: 1. South Florida: 3. Charlotte: 2. UAB: 2. East Carolina: 3.5. Tulane: 1. Rice: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Monmouth: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 0 by 10. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 1 by 14.2. South Florida: 2 by 38.3. Charlotte: 1 by 24.2. UAB: 1 by 24.2. East Carolina: 4 by 51.7. Tulane: 1 by 14.2. Rice: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ RiceSplash game | L 21-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Tulane | L 8-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | L 7-22 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ UABSplash game | L 42-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/27 | @ CharlotteSplash game | W 38-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 56-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Tulsa | W 20-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Illinois | L 17-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Clemson | L 14-48 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Ohio | L 10-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Monmouth | W 42-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Decarius Hawthorne story
Decarius Hawthorne built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Center Point, AL wearing No. 90, spending time with Florida Atlantic and South Florida. The clearest part of Decarius Hawthorne's career was his defensive production: 85 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Decarius Hawthorne's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Florida Atlantic
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
South Florida
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 15.5 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 3.5 | 13.5 | 5.2 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 15.5 | 20.6 | 6.8 | 12 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Florida | 17 | 27.7 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 17 | 27.7 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulsa
Week 13 · W 63-30 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#2
vs East Carolina
Week 11 · L 7-22 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Western Kentucky
Week 12 · L 17-52 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 4 · L 26-28
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Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 10 · W 44-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · South Florida
17 primary output · 27.7 efficiency · 7.4 usage
56.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · South Florida
56.1
17 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
53.5
15.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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