Michael Hawkins Jr. (born October 29, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He previously played for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Early life Hawkins attended Emerson High School in McKinney, Texas. He began his high school career at Allen High School before transferring for safety concerns following a racist incident. As a senior, he threw for 3,039 yards and 41 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,172 yards and ten touchdowns. A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma over offers from TCU, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, Texas Tech, among others.
College career
Oklahoma Hawkins entered his true freshman season as the backup to Jackson Arnold. In Oklahoma's fourth game of the season against Tennessee, Hawkins replaced Arnold, finishing with 132 yards passing and a touchdown in a 25–15 defeat. Following his performance against Tennessee, Hawkins was named Oklahoma's starting quarterback against Auburn. In his first career start, he threw for 161 yards while also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown, leading Oklahoma to a 27–21 victory. Hawkins appeared as the starting quarterback for Oklahoma in the 2024 Armed Forces Bowl against Navy. On December 31, 2025, Hawkins announced plans to enter the transfer portal.
West Virginia On January 5, 2026, Hawkins transferred to West Virginia.
Statistics SeasonTeam Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2024Oklahoma 7 4 1–3 76 120 63.3 783 6.5 3 2 123.1 69 204 3.0 1 2025Oklahoma 2 1 1–0 15 27 55.6 167 6.2 3 0 144.2 15 58 3.9 1 2026West Virginia 5 5 3–2 47 83 56.6 836 10.1 7 1 166.9 92 574 6.2 11 Career 14 10 5−5 138 230 61.0 1,786 7.8 13 3 141.3 176 836 4.8 13
References
External links Oklahoma Sooners bio