Chris Hawkins: CB · USC · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Hawkins
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. The four seasons at USC span two head coaches: Steve Sarkisian and Clay Helton. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Stanford — Week 14, 2017.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-31vs Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-24vs No. 14 Stanford | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-24vs Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-20@ California | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-30@ No. 16 Washington State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10vs Oregon State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-27vs Utah | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-49@ No. 13 Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-17@ Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-35vs No. 23 Arizona | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24@ Colorado | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-23vs UCLA | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-28vs No. 14 Stanford | 13 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
 Bowl | L 7-24vs No. 5 Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 51 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 14 · 2017
W 31-28
vs Stanford · neutral site
2 tackles for loss · 13 tackles · 9 solo tackles
Edged out Stanford at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
87tackles this season87 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
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
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
48.4%
489 pass / 522 run
Plays / game
72.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
87 tackles in 14 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at USC, 131 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Lane Kiffin, Ed Orgeron, Steve Sarkisian, and Clay Helton. Multi-era developmental context.
