Ernest Hawkins
- position LB
- height 6-1
- weight 224
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Baltimore, Md.
- Previous School Hartnell College
- High school Dunbar
- position LB
- height 6-1
- weight 224
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Baltimore, Md.
- Previous School Hartnell College
- High school Dunbar
Ernest Hawkins Bio
Junior college transfer who enrolled at South Carolina in January… went through spring drills and enters the fall listed as the second-team SAM linebacker behind Larenz Bryant… has four years to play three at South Carolina.
2014: Played one year for coach Matt Collins at Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif… earned first-team all-conference honors in the Golden Coast Conference for a Panther team that went 9-2… credited with 56 tackles in just eight games played with 12.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks… considered a three-star prospect by Rivals… regarded as a three-star prospect, the 35th-best JUCO player in the state, the third-best junior college inside linebacker in the country and No. 135 overall by 247Sports… ranked as a three-star prospect and the No. 3 junior college inside linebacker by ESPN… also considered Colorado and Hawaii after his year of junior college.
2012-13: Originally signed with UTEP in 2012, but did not attend school until enrolling at Hartnell College in 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Dunbar High in Baltimore in 2012… led Dunbar to consecutive state titles and three crowns in four years… was an all-state second team member who compiled 120 tackles… was a two-star athlete according to ESPN.com… also offered by Purdue.
PERSONAL: Ernest Hawkins is pursuing a degree in sociology.
