Memphis WR Hawkins inks with Hogs
Jamari Hawkins
Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 185 | Mobile, Ala. | Baker HS / Memphis
At Memphis
2025 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Emerged as one of Memphis’ best wide receivers, catching 38 passes for 623 yards and two touchdowns while also returning three kicks for 91 yards … His 38 receptions and 623 receiving yards both ranked second on the team … Snagged three passes for 42 yards in season-opening win over Chattanooga (Aug. 30) … Hauled in a 50-yard pass at Georgia State (Sept. 6) as part of three receptions and 79 yards on the night … Caught three passes for 55 yards in victory at Troy (Sept. 13) … Had one catch for six yards in comeback win over Arkansas (Sept. 20) … Recorded 57 yards on three receptions at Florida Atlantic (Sept. 27) … Posted his best game of his career to date with seven catches and 110 yards vs. Tulsa (Oct. 4) … Put up 85 yards with three receptions in win over South Florida (Oct. 25) … Caught one pass for 19 yards at Rice (Oct. 31) … Hauled in his first touchdown catch of the season vs. Tulane (Nov. 7) as part of 98 yards on five receptions … Recorded 39 yards on three catches at East Carolina (Nov. 15) … Picked up his second score of the season in Gasparilla Bowl vs. NC State (Dec. 19), recording 130 total yards – one rush for seven yards, four catches for 32 yards and 91 yards on three kickoff returns.
2024 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Caught three passes and rushed four times in during his 12 appearances for 11-2 Tigers, who beat West Virginia in Frisco Bowl … Returned a kickoff 31 yards vs. Middle Tennessee (Sept. 28) … Made one tackle on special teams vs. North Texas (Oct. 19) … Caught two passes for 23 yards at UTSA (Oct. 26) … Recorded a season-best 10-yard run in win over UAB (Nov. 16).
2023 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in nine games, primarily on special teams, for a 10-3 Memphis squad … Recorded seven tackles and forced one fumble … Made two tackles at North Texas (Oct. 28) … Logged a pair of stops and forced a fumble against South Florida (Nov. 4) … Added two tackles in AutoZone Liberty Bowl victory over Iowa State (Dec. 29).
2022 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in four games during his first season on campus, redshirting on a Tigers team that played in the First Responder Bowl … Named to AAC All-Academic Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star prospect out of Baker HS in Mobile, Ala. … Ranked the No. 18 overall recruit in Alabama by 247Sports … Earned Second-Team All-State from the Alabama Writers Association following his senior season when he caught 59 passes for 1,133 yards and eight touchdowns … Finished his high school career with 1,696 receiving yards on 103 receptions to go with 1,056 rushing yards on 144 carries with 14 total scores … Also competed in track & field, running 7.07 in the 60 meters as a senior while jumping 20-1 in the long jump and 41-0 in the triple jump.
