Brent Hawkins (born September 1, 1983) is a
professional football player in the NFL. He plays
for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. He was
drafted by the Jaguars in the fifth round of the
2006 NFL Draft.
Originally from Godfrey, Illinois, Hawkins graduated
from Jersey Community High School in 2001 where he
excelled at basketball, football, and track. Hawkins
played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive end
positions. He recorded career totals of 159 tackles,
three sacks, 12 passes defensed, two interceptions
and two fumble recoveries. Hawkins was selected as
first-team all-state and all-conference as a senior,
and was named the Metro-East Area Player of the Year
by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2000.
In the 2006 NFL season, Hawkins played in six games
and had two sacks before he was placed on injured
reserve with a season-ending groin injury. During
that period, Hawkins became first Jaguars rookie to
have a sack in back-to-back games since 2002.
