Javian Hawkins: RB · Louisville · #10.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Javian Hawkins
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. The three seasons at Louisville span two head coaches: Lorenzo Ward and Scott Satterfield. ACC Running Back Player of the Week in 2020 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 174 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Florida State — Week 8, 2020.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
36.2% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 28.6% of his carries. 15 carries for 51 yds vs Notre Dame; 16 for 174 vs Florida State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (20.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 133 | 822 | 6.2 | 7 | 90 |
| 2019 | Louisville | 264 | 1,525 | 5.8 | 9 | 66 |
| 2018 | Louisville | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 399 | 2,355 | 5.9 | 16 | 90 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 1 | 29 |
| 2019 | Louisville | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 40 |
| 2018 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 21 | 189 | 9.0 | 1 | 40 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-21vs Western Kentucky | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-47vs No. 17 Miami | 27 | 164 | 6.1 | 1 | 19 | 164-yard day |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ No. 21 Pittsburgh | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 1 | 75 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-46@ Georgia Tech | 26 | 155 | 6.0 | 0 | 27 | 155-yard day |
| Wk 7 | L 7-12@ No. 4 Notre Dame | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-16vs Florida State | 16 | 174 | 10.9 | 3 | 70 | Season-high 174 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 35-42vs Virginia Tech | 17 | 129 | 7.6 | 1 | 90 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-0vs Syracuse | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 133 | 822 | 6.2 | 7 | 90 |
Week 9 · 2020
L 35-42
129 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD · 5 rec · 42 yds · 1 TD
With M. Cunningham — 350 yds · 3 TD · 3 INT · 47 rush yds (9 car) · D. Fitzpatrick — 5 rec · 158 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%133 carriesFumble rate
2.3%3 of 133 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.2 yds/carry on 133 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 108 | 7.1 | 1.2 |
| Road3g | 94.7 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 104 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 101 | 9.2 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
43.0%
314 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
66.5
11 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisville, 2,355 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2019)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
ACC Running Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Petrino → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
