Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 27 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Total | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 27 |
#9
Jamari Hawkins
Senior wide receiver for Arkansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 188 lb · Mobile, AL
CFB Index 55 · #169 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Memphis → Arkansas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
47
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 15.7 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 47 yds, at Utah
Swing playSwung Memphis from 39% to 60% to win.Tulane at Memphis · 38-32
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Arkansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2022.
- Transferred from Memphis to Arkansas in 2026.
Jamari Hawkins
Beats you over the top. Memphis to Arkansas — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 47 rec yds, 3 receptions against Utah — Week 2, 2026.
47 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 110 yds vs Tulsa.Tulsa · W 45-72025
2022
- Signed with Memphis3-star out of Baker
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Arkansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas
2025Memphis
2026Arkansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2024Memphis11-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning
2026Arkansas1-1HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceBreakout
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 47.0 YDS/g, 15.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Taye Barber’s 2021 season.
Matches Taye on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height
Differs from Taye on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kris Thornton’s path through James Madison.
86%match
All-Sun Belt
#3
Kahtero Summers
84%
Matches Kris on
Yards per reception
Weight
Height
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler King's junior season at New Mexico State (2025).
78%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Tyler on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Weight
Differs from Tyler on
Yards / reception (higher)
The receiver room · Arkansas
- #8Donovan Faupel661 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Jamari Hawkins623 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Chris Marshall574 receiving yards · 2025
- #3CJ Brown319 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Courtney Crutchfield35 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Arkansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology