Jeremy Hawkins: New Defensive Line Coach

[TommyA13]

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Interesting.

Looks too skinny to be a defensive line coach.

Maybe this is like how you always wonder about chefs that aren't at least a little bit chubby, but slender chefs can still be pretty good.

 

[SURules]

That was fast. Fran must have a plan and is acting on it to be this quick.

 

[sufan59]

 

[crales44]

Interesting.

Looks too skinny to be a defensive line coach.

Maybe this is like how you always wonder about chefs that aren't at least a little bit chubby, but slender chefs can still be pretty good.

With the proper dedication to S&C, though...

 

[PhatOrange]

https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jeremy-hawkins/1641

 

[Franz69]

Jeremy Hawkins was elevated to the assistant head coach in January 2025. Previously, he served as the defensive line coach for the Panthers during the 2024 season.

Hawkins joined the Georgia State staff as defensive line coach in 2024 from Eastern Kentucky, where he spent the last four seasons as defensive line coach and defensive run game coordinator. He previously worked on the staffs at Mercer, LSU and UAB.

In 2021, Hawkins was named to the AFCA's 35 Under 35 list.

He helped EKU to back-to-back winning seasons in 2021-22, including a berth in the 2022 NCAA FCS Playoffs.

In 2021, Hawkins oversaw a defensive line that helped rank 15th nationally in red-zone defense while leading the conference with 22 sacks and 66 tackles for loss. Four defensive linemen garnered All-ASUN recognition.

Hawkins went to EKU in 2020 after one season (2019) as the defensive line coach at Mercer and one year at LSU, where he served as the assistant director of player personnel during the 2018 season, helping the Tigers to a 10-3 record and a spot in the Fiesta Bowl.

From 2015-17, he was assistant defensive line coach and director of player personnel at UAB, and in his final season, the Blazers went 8-5 and earned a spot in the Bahamas Bowl.

Hawkins was the head coach and defensive coordinator at Middle Georgia State College in 2014, following a two-year stint (2012-13) as the defensive line coach at Dublin (Ga.) High School. He began his college coaching career in 2011 as the running backs and tight ends coach at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Hawkins was a four-year letter winner at Troy, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in sports and fitness management in 2009 and a master’s degree in sports administration in 2014. As a player, he helped the Trojans reach three bowl games and then went on to play one year of Arena Football for the Iowa Bandits.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Syracuse to the Sun Belt imminent?

 

[Nahson]

Interesting.

Looks too skinny to be a defensive line coach.

Maybe this is like how you always wonder about chefs that aren't at least a little bit chubby, but slender chefs can still be pretty good.

With proper dedication, he can add some size.

 

[phil77]

Can’t really find a connection to DC either. Interesting hire.

 

[hungrychuck]

Interesting.

Looks too skinny to be a defensive line coach.

Maybe this is like how you always wonder about chefs that aren't at least a little bit chubby, but slender chefs can still be pretty good.

Hey, P has coached DL at a pretty high level.

And some of those chefs took to distance running to offset the other stuff.

 

[richmondcuse03]

https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jeremy-hawkins/1641

Anyone notice a connection between his background / prior stops and our staff? I don’t see an obvious one. Maybe connection with someone from the Toledo staff?

 

[Franz69]

Played DE at Troy.

 

[rhcuse]

I grew up about an hour from Troy. There you have it.

 

[TommyA13]

Syracuse to the Sun Belt imminent?

Anything is better than the ACC

 

[Franz69]

PFSN Chief Analytics Officer
@CamMellor
says that Jeremy Hawkins is a name to watch amidst the coaching carousel.
Mellor says that any discussion around top recruiters or top positional assistant coaches looking to get bumps up in the next coaching carousel needs to start with or be centered around Georgia State DL Coach Jeremy Hawkins. For 2 straight seasons, Hawkins has been named the Sun Belt's No. 1 recruiter by 247Sports, and he signed Georgia State's highest-rated recruit in school history this season despite a 1-11 record. Mellor points out that talent like that does not go unnoticed, and Hawkins is as talented as they come on the field and on the recruiting path.

 

[Nick44]

We hired a coach whose team went 1-11 last year?? Okayyyy

 

[richmondcuse03]

Found a link - Georgia State Head Coach is Dell McGee. He was an assistant with Fran under Kirby at Georgia.

 

[721Comstock]

We hired a coach whose team went 1-11 last year?? Okayyyy

LSU & FSU hired coaches who went 3-9 last year. Okayyy.

 

[TheHaze315]

We hired a coach whose team went 1-11 last year?? Okayyyy

You think they went 1-11 because he was a bad D line coach?

 

[IthacaMatt]

Chief Relatability Coach.

 

[orangeinohio]

Oh, man. Now Syracuse is gonna go 1-11 in 2026.
Bummer

 

[Libero2]

Top recruiter you say..?

Perhaps Fran has a type…

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[BVille44]