| Courtney Hawkins | |
| Current Team: | Michigan State Spartans |
| Position: | Wide receivers coach |
| Birth Date: | December 12, 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 183 |
| High School: | Beecher (Beecher, Michigan) |
| College: | Michigan State |
| Draftyear: | 1992 |
| Draftround: | 2 |
| Draftpick: | 44 |
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| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 366 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 4,573 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 18 |
| Pfr: | HawkCo00 |
Courtney Tyrone Hawkins Jr. (born December 12, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who is currently wide receivers coach for the Michigan State Spartans.[1] He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1992 NFL draft.[2] [3] A 5'9", 190 lbs wide receiver from Michigan State University, Hawkins played in nine NFL seasons from 1992 to 1996 for the Buccaneers and then the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1997 to 2000.[4]
Hawkins is formerly the head coach and athletic director at his alma mater, Beecher High School in Flint, Michigan.
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| TAM | 16 | 5 | 20 | 336 | 16.8 | 49 | 2 | ||
| TAM | 16 | 12 | 62 | 933 | 15.0 | 67 | 5 | ||
| TAM | 13 | 12 | 37 | 438 | 11.8 | 32 | 5 | ||
| TAM | 16 | 3 | 41 | 493 | 12.0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| TAM | 16 | 16 | 46 | 544 | 11.8 | 45 | 1 | ||
| PIT | 15 | 3 | 45 | 555 | 12.3 | 44 | 3 | ||
| PIT | 15 | 14 | 66 | 751 | 11.4 | 53 | 1 | ||
| PIT | 11 | 11 | 30 | 285 | 9.5 | 23 | 0 | ||
| PIT | 13 | 5 | 19 | 238 | 12.5 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 131 | 81 | 366 | 4,573 | 12.5 | 67 | 18 | |||
On February 19, 2020, Hawkins was hired as the wide receivers coach at Michigan State under new head coach Mel Tucker.[5] Hawkins was one of two coaches (Harlon Barnett) retained on the new coaching staff by newly hired head coach, Jonathan Smith.[6]