Player Dossier

2023-2025

Ohio State

Cedrick Hawkins Jr.

S • 6'0" • 189 lbs • Titusville, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cedrick Hawkins Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.2

Efficiency

9.2

Consistency

4.8

Season Value

5.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · South Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Ohio State • UCF • South Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Cedrick Hawkins Jr., S. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · South Florida. Cedrick Hawkins Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

South Florida paired 1 primary output with 9.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, UCF, South Florida.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · South Florida

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

9.2

Usage

1.2

Consistency

4.8

Best Game by takeover score

UTSA

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 0. Miami: 0. Unknown: 0. Charlotte: 0. North Texas: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. UTSA: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 5 by 30.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.2 · n=5
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=3 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.1 · n=7

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UTSA

Best efficiency game

30.8 vs UTSA

Result
Fri 11/7vs UTSAW 55-2352001
Sat 10/18vs Florida AtlanticW 48-1311000
Fri 10/10@ North TexasW 63-3611000
Fri 10/3vs CharlotteW 54-2621000
Sat 9/20vs Unknown22000
Sat 9/13@ MiamiL 12-4911000
Thu 8/28vs Boise StateW 34-711000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCF

    2024

    Transition stop

  3. 3

    South Florida

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2024 Regular SeasonUCF00
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Florida19.21.21

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UTSA

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.

#2

Charlotte

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#4

North Texas

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Miami

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · South Florida

1 primary output · 9.2 efficiency · 1.2 usage

5.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Ohio State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UCF

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8975

Cocoa · Cocoa, FL

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

3

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

13

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 7 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cedrick Hawkins Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
13