Ashtyn Hawkins

#6 · WR · Sr. · Baylor5′10″ · 168 lb · Desoto, TX

Ashtyn Hawkins is a wide receiver at Baylor who has not played in Baylor's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Hawkins comes from

Desoto, TXHometown
About 50 miles from McLane StadiumDistance
On the Baylor roster since 2024Roster

Where Hawkins fits

Baylor lists 18 receivers this season.

Baylor receivers with a game this season

Gavin Freeman8 games this season
Jayden McGowan8 games this season
Louis Brown7 games this season
Jadon Porter6 games this season
Drelon Miller4 games this season
Taz Williams Jr.4 games this season

Baylor is 5-3. Next: vs Iowa State, Sat Nov 7.

Similar players

Also from Desoto, TX

Johntay Cook IIOle Miss · WR
Daylon SingletonSMU · WR
Kaleb MitchellSam Houston · WR
Ashton Levells-MitchellEast Carolina · DB

Hawkins wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 145 receiving yards and 10 receptions against SMU — Week 2, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ryan O'KeefeBoston College · 2023 · 88% season match
Squirrel WhiteTennessee · 2024 · 88% season match
Kris HutsonWashington State · 2024 · 76% season match
Kevin Coleman Jr.Missouri · 2025 · 75% season match
Malik RutherfordGeorgia Tech · 2024 · 75% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Baylor	53	621	11.7	0	41
2024	Baylor	45	567	12.6	5	35
2023	Texas State	55	874	15.9	3	48
2022	Texas State	55	582	10.6	7	74
2021	Texas State	30	284	9.5	1	28
Career		238	2,928	12.3	16	74

Season	Team
2025	Baylor	--	--	--	--
2024	Baylor	3	4	−1	--
2023	Texas State	1	−2	--	--
2022	Texas State	1	−4	--	99
2021	Texas State	2	14	--	2
Career		7	12	−1	101

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-38vs Auburn	4	70	17.5	36
Wk 2	W 48-45@ No. 17 SMU	10	145	14.5	28	Season-high 145 yds
Wk 3	W 42-7vs Samford	3	42	14.0	36
Wk 4	L 24-27vs Arizona State	1	-1	-1.0	0
Wk 5	W 45-27@ Oklahoma State	2	15	7.5	8
Wk 6	W 35-34vs Kansas State	4	33	8.3	12
Wk 8	L 36-42@ TCU	7	95	13.6	41
Wk 9	L 20-41@ No. 21 Cincinnati	3	27	9.0	15
Wk 10	W 30-3vs UCF	8	33	4.1	15
Wk 12	L 28-55vs No. 15 Utah	7	119	17.0	37
Wk 13	L 17-41@ Arizona	1	8	8.0	8
Wk 14	L 24-31vs Houston	3	35	11.7	23
Total		53	621	11.7	41

Signature game

Week 2 · 2025

W 48-45

at SMU

10 rec · 145 yds

Edged out SMU on the road in a shootout.

With S. Robertson — 440 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.9 · 20 rush yds (6 car) · J. Cameron — 9 rec · 151 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Auburn · 2nd and 20 · Q3 · EPA +4.14Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 36 yds to the AUB 28 for a
Week 12 · Utah · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.53Robertson to Hawkins: a 37-yard pass.
Week 8 · TCU · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 41 yds to the TCU 48 for a
Week 2 · SMU · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.23Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 28 yds to the SMU 38 for a
Week 14 · Houston · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.95Robertson to Hawkins: a 23-yard pass.
Week 13 · Arizona · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.65Robertson to Hawkins: an 8-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 10 · UCF · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.47Robertson to Hawkins: a 15-yard pass.
Week 8 · TCU · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.43Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 15 yds to the TCU 49 for a
Week 8 · TCU · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.08Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 14 yds to the BAY 47 for a
Week 12 · Utah · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.01Robertson to Hawkins: a 15-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

53 rec · 621 yds · 0 TD

All 53 box-score receptions covered (play-by-play lists 58)

34 of 85 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

8518% of team targets

Catch rate

68%58 of 85 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

18% of targets (6)

100%catch rate

Air -3.2 · YAC 4.3 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

29% of targets (10)

80%catch rate

Air 5.7 · YAC 1.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

47% of targets (16)

44%catch rate

Air 13.4 · YAC 4.1 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

6% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air 31.5 · YAC 9.0 avg

68% catch rate on 85 targets · 18% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

14%11 of his 79 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2021Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Run-leaning

2022Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Balanced

2023Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning

2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 57 (#147 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

57Quality starter #147 of 485 · 2025?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (81st percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#344 / 798 · 57th pct

0.47

Yards / catch#361 / 798 · 55th pct

11.8

Explosive rate#453 / 798 · 43rd pct

8.9%

Catch rate#454 / 798 · 43rd pct

65.8%

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#101 / 558 · 81st pct

Rec yards#140 / 558 · 75th pct

621

Yards / catch#355 / 558 · 36th pct

11.7

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Long catch#367 / 558 · 33rd pct

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

41st → 57th percentile

Explosive rate

58th → 43rd percentile

Catch rate

41st → 43rd percentile

TD rate

65th → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

56th → 55th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.3	47.3	10.2	0.0
Road5g	4.6	58.0	10.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	50.7	10.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.8	52.8	10.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Dave Aranda

Pass share

55.5%

510 pass / 409 run

Plays / game

76.6

12 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

565 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

53 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

57 · #147 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #17 of 55 Big 12 WRs

How the All-Big 12 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).

Ashtyn Hawkins

Where Hawkins comes from

Where Hawkins fits

Baylor receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Also from Desoto, TX

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

53 catches in 12 games

Six seasons, two schools

Moves

2024 12 games