Chris Hawkins

Cornerback for USC. 2017: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 87 tackles.

CB · USC · #4

5′11″ · 190 lb · Rancho Cucamonga, CA

USC 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 50 nationally · Signed with USC

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 cornerback for USC. 2017: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 87 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at USC, 131 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

Signed with USC4-star out of Rancho Cucamonga

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#50 national

CFB

College

USC

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014

Steve Sarkisian

USC

2015–2017

Clay Helton

USC

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Steve Sarkisian → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014USC9-4HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

2015USC8-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2016USC10-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2017USC11-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (95th percentile). Strength: tackles (95th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#140 / 2682 · 95th pct

Tackles#143 / 2682 · 95th pct

Sacks#316 / 2682 · 87th pct

3.0

Tackles for loss#386 / 2682 · 84th pct

6.5

Passes defended#746 / 2682 · 66th pct

QB hurries#717 / 2682 · 63rd pct

Interceptions#309 / 795 · 31st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	7.6	0.6	0.2	0.0
Road6g	4.3	0.2	0.2	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	5.6	0.1	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	7.0	0.9	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lincoln Riley

Pass share

46.0%

97 pass / 114 run

Plays / game

70.3

3 games

Team sack rate

2.0%

102 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	USC	87	51	6.5	3.0	2	1	--
2016	USC	44	38	4.0	1.0	2	--	--
2015	USC	--	--	--	--	--	2	--
2014	USC	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		131	89	10.5	4.0	4	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 42–24

vs Stanford

6 TOT · 2 SOLO

With S. Darnold — 316 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.8 · 4 rush yds (2 car) · S. Carr — 119 rush yds (11 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week