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Jaylinn Hawkins

Safety, Baltimore Ravens · #21.

Player facts

Team: Baltimore Ravens
Position: Safety
Number: 21
Born: Aug 25, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Buena Park, CA, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 208 lbs
College: California
Experience: 7 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	22	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	22	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	276	157	119	2	2	2	8	26	3.3	1	17	4.5	11

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ ATL	W 30-23 OT	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs TEN	W 24-18	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs DAL	W 34-31	8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs NO	L 24-17	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ IND	W 41-23	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jaylinn Hawkins (born August 25, 1997) is an American professional football safety for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylinn Hawkins, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early and personal life

Hawkins was born in Buena Park, California. He attended Orange Lutheran High School, as a freshman before transferring to Buena Park High School, where he was a four star recruit, and graduated in 2015. He committed to play college football at the University of California, Berkeley over offers from Utah, Washington, and Oregon.

College career

Hawkins redshirted his first year with the California Golden Bears in 2015. In the 2016 season, Hawkins played snaps in all 12 games and started three games at safety. He was also recognized as a scholar-athlete of the week. His cousin, Jeremiah Hawkins, joined the Bears as a freshman wide receiver this season.

In 2017, Hawkins started 11 of the team's 12 games and played snaps in all 12.

In 2018, Hawkins started 12 of the team's 13 games and played snaps in all 13. He led the Pac-12 with 6 interceptions. When targeted, he held the lowest passer rating (1.7) amongst Pac-12 safeties. At the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl, Hawkins had three interceptions, the most in any bowl game that year. Hawkins was named Defensive MVP of the game despite Cal's loss to TCU.

Prior to the 2019 season, Hawkins was named a preseason 2nd team All-Pac-12 player. He started and played in all 13 games. During a game against Stanford, Hawkins made a one-handed interception that made the SportsCenter Top 10.

In his overall college career, Jaylinn Hawkins recorded 156 tackles, 9.5 tackles for a loss, 10 interceptions and three forced fumbles and returned nine kicks for 129 yards. He graduated from Berkeley with a degree in American studies.