#85

Jackson Hawes

Former tight end at Georgia Tech. 2024: 16 catches, 195 receiving yards.

TE · Georgia Tech · Sr. · #85

6′5″ · 260 lb · Salt Lake City, UT

CFB Index 39 · #110 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceBuffalo — drafted 2025, Rd 5, Pick 37, #173 overall

The story

Former tight end at Georgia Tech. 2024: 16 catches, 195 receiving yards.

Transferred from Yale to Georgia Tech in 2024.
Drafted round 5 by the Buffalo in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Georgia Tech, 195 receiving yards — drafted at #173 overall by Buffalo.

His career

202410 games

Entered the portal

2025

Drafted by Buffaloround 5, pick 173

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Georgia Tech

2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #173

Buffalo · 2025

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BuffaloEntering 2nd NFL season

#173Rd 5 · Pick 37

BuffaloEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

39Below cohort / limited sample #110 of 135?

Medium-low confidence5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec tds (8th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#51 / 168 · 69th pct

12.2

Long catch#89 / 168 · 45th pct

Rec yards#109 / 168 · 35th pct

195

Receptions#119 / 168 · 29th pct

Rec TDs#143 / 168 · 8th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.2	14.8	13.7	0.0
Road5g	2.0	24.2	11.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.4	16.8	11.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	22.2	14.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

39 · #110 of 135 TEs

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Georgia Tech	16	195	12.2	0	--
Career		16	195	12.2	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024

W 28–23

vs Miami

2 rec · 11 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.

With D. Shanahan — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 47 LONG · H. King — 32 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.0 · 93 rush yds (20 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 4 · Louisville · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.96Haynes King pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 33 yds to the LOU 30 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Syracuse · 3&9 · Q4 · EPA +3.17Haynes King pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 7 yds to the SYR 44 for a 1ST down Syracuse Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the SYR 29 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Notre Dame · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.59Zach Pyron pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 20 yds to the GT 43 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Virginia Tech · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.09Zach Pyron pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 14 yds to the VT 34 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Georgia · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.02Haynes King pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 16 yds to the UGA 2 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · NC State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.54Aaron Philo pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 20 yds to the GT 45 for a 1ST down Georgia Tech Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the GT 35 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Miami · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.11Haynes King pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 2 yds to the GT 47 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Louisville · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.73Haynes King pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 8 yds to the LOU 37
Week 14 · Georgia · 1&10 · Q5 · EPA +0.65Haynes King pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 14 yds to the UGA 16 Haynes King pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 14 yds to the UGA 16 Georgia Tech Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UGA 30
Week 3 · VMI · 2&14 · Q1 · EPA +0.61Haynes King pass complete to Jackson Hawes for 13 yds to the VMI 3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-12vs Georgia State	1	10	10.0	10
Wk 2	L 28-31@ Syracuse	2	13	6.5	7
Wk 3	W 59-7vs VMI	1	13	13.0	13
Wk 4	L 19-31@ Louisville	2	41	20.5	33
Wk 8	L 13-31vs Notre Dame	1	20	20.0	20
Wk 9	L 6-21@ Virginia Tech	1	14	14.0	14
Wk 11	W 28-23vs Miami	2	11	5.5	9
Wk 13	W 30-29vs NC State	1	20	20.0	20
Wk 14	L 42-44@ Georgia	4	46	11.5	16	Season-high 46 yds
Bowl	L 27-35@ Vanderbilt	1	7	7.0	7
Total		16	195	12.8	33

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology