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Caleb Hawkins
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Shawnee, OK
- High School:
- North Rock Creek
NCAA FBS Record Holder for Most TDs Scored by a Freshman (29 in 2025)
2025 All-America Second Team (Walter Camp, Sporting News)
2025 All-America Third Team (Phil Steele)
2025 Freshman All-America Team (FWAA, PFF, The Athletic, On3, 247Sports)
2025 American Conference Rookie of the Year
2025 Doak Walk Award Semifinalist (1 of 10)
2025 All-America Conference First Team (Unanimous)
A Shawnee, Oklahoma, native and an All-American who had a historic true freshman season at North Texas in 2025 and transferred to Oklahoma State in 2026 ... Set the NCAA FBS record for touchdowns scored by a freshman with 29 in 2025.
2025 (Freshman at North Texas): Set the NCAA FBS record for touchdowns scored by a freshman with 29 total (25 rushing, four receiving), breaking the mark of 28 that was set by Kenneth Dixon at Louisiana Tech in 2012 ... His 29 total touchdowns and 25 rushing touchdowns also ranked No. 1 in the FBS for the season, as did his 174 points scored and 13.4 points per game ... His rushing touchdowns total ranked as the second-most for a freshman in NCAA history, only to Dixon's 27 ... Second Team All-America selection by both the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sporting News, and a third team selection by Phil Steele ... Named to the On3 and 247Sports True Freshman All-America teams and to the FWAA, The Athletic and PFF Freshman All-America teams ... Had four games with at least four total touchdowns (Temple, UAB, Navy, Army), becoming just the third FBS player this millennium to accomplish the feat (Brock Forsey had five at Boise State in 2002 and Montee Ball had four at Wisconsin in 2011) ... One of 10 national semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award ... Selected as the American Conference Rookie of the Year ... The only player to be honored as a unanimous first team All-American Conference selection by the league's head coaches ... His 1,804 all-purpose yards and 138.77 all-purpose yards per game ranked No. 4 in the FBS ... Finished the year with 1,434 rushing yards to rank No. 5 in the FBS, carrying the ball 231 times for an average of 6.21 yards per carry ... His 110.3 rushing yards per game ranked No. 6 in the FBS ... Broke single-season program records for rushing touchdowns (25), total touchdowns scored (29) and points scored (174) ... Set the UNT single-game record with five rushing touchdowns against UAB ... Totaled 32 catches for 370 yards and four touchdowns on the year ... Appeared in 13 of UNT's 14 games, making nine starts ... Had six games with more than 100 rushing yards, including 198 against San Diego State, 197 against Navy, 189 against UAB, 186 against Temple, 140 against South Alabama and 133 against UTSA ... Had more than 200 all-purpose yards in of those games as well, with a high of 223 against both UTSA and San Diego State ... Nearly had two more 100-yard rushing games with 99 against Army and 97 against Rice, and he surpassed 100 all-purpose yards in both of those ... In addition to his five rushing touchdown day against UAB, he scored four each against Navy, Temple and Army, three against Rice, two against San Diego State and South Alabama and one against Washington State ... His longest carry was 51 yards against UAB ... Ranked second in the FBS with both 43 carries of at least 10 yards and 57 total plays of at least 10 yards ... Had season-bests of eight catches and 90 receiving yards against UTSA ... Scored two receiving touchdowns against Charlotte and one each against South Alabama and San Diego State ... His season-long catch was 68 yards against South Alabama ... Won the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Offensive Freshman of the Year award, along with first team All-Texas Offense honors ... Named to the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year watch list ... Selected as the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week after carrying the ball for 197 yards and four rushing touchdowns versus Navy ... A three-time American Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 22, Nov. 17, Dec. 1) ... Named the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week on Sept. 22.
High School: Played for Jason Murray at at North Rock Creek ... Named a first team all-state selection by Prep RedZone Oklahoma ... Totaled 1,602 yards on 204 carries with 28 rushing scores as a senior ... Also had 17 catches for 407 yards and three receiving touchdowns ... Defensively, tallied 90 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles ... Rushed for more than 1,100 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior ... Named to the Prep Redzone Oklahoma Player of the Year watch list ... Ranked as the No. 31 player in the state of Oklahoma by On3 ... Signed with North Texas out of high school.
Personal: Son of Adam and Krista Hawkins.
2025 All-America Second Team (Walter Camp, Sporting News)
2025 All-America Third Team (Phil Steele)
2025 Freshman All-America Team (FWAA, PFF, The Athletic, On3, 247Sports)
2025 American Conference Rookie of the Year
2025 Doak Walk Award Semifinalist (1 of 10)
2025 All-America Conference First Team (Unanimous)
A Shawnee, Oklahoma, native and an All-American who had a historic true freshman season at North Texas in 2025 and transferred to Oklahoma State in 2026 ... Set the NCAA FBS record for touchdowns scored by a freshman with 29 in 2025.
2025 (Freshman at North Texas): Set the NCAA FBS record for touchdowns scored by a freshman with 29 total (25 rushing, four receiving), breaking the mark of 28 that was set by Kenneth Dixon at Louisiana Tech in 2012 ... His 29 total touchdowns and 25 rushing touchdowns also ranked No. 1 in the FBS for the season, as did his 174 points scored and 13.4 points per game ... His rushing touchdowns total ranked as the second-most for a freshman in NCAA history, only to Dixon's 27 ... Second Team All-America selection by both the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Sporting News, and a third team selection by Phil Steele ... Named to the On3 and 247Sports True Freshman All-America teams and to the FWAA, The Athletic and PFF Freshman All-America teams ... Had four games with at least four total touchdowns (Temple, UAB, Navy, Army), becoming just the third FBS player this millennium to accomplish the feat (Brock Forsey had five at Boise State in 2002 and Montee Ball had four at Wisconsin in 2011) ... One of 10 national semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award ... Selected as the American Conference Rookie of the Year ... The only player to be honored as a unanimous first team All-American Conference selection by the league's head coaches ... His 1,804 all-purpose yards and 138.77 all-purpose yards per game ranked No. 4 in the FBS ... Finished the year with 1,434 rushing yards to rank No. 5 in the FBS, carrying the ball 231 times for an average of 6.21 yards per carry ... His 110.3 rushing yards per game ranked No. 6 in the FBS ... Broke single-season program records for rushing touchdowns (25), total touchdowns scored (29) and points scored (174) ... Set the UNT single-game record with five rushing touchdowns against UAB ... Totaled 32 catches for 370 yards and four touchdowns on the year ... Appeared in 13 of UNT's 14 games, making nine starts ... Had six games with more than 100 rushing yards, including 198 against San Diego State, 197 against Navy, 189 against UAB, 186 against Temple, 140 against South Alabama and 133 against UTSA ... Had more than 200 all-purpose yards in of those games as well, with a high of 223 against both UTSA and San Diego State ... Nearly had two more 100-yard rushing games with 99 against Army and 97 against Rice, and he surpassed 100 all-purpose yards in both of those ... In addition to his five rushing touchdown day against UAB, he scored four each against Navy, Temple and Army, three against Rice, two against San Diego State and South Alabama and one against Washington State ... His longest carry was 51 yards against UAB ... Ranked second in the FBS with both 43 carries of at least 10 yards and 57 total plays of at least 10 yards ... Had season-bests of eight catches and 90 receiving yards against UTSA ... Scored two receiving touchdowns against Charlotte and one each against South Alabama and San Diego State ... His season-long catch was 68 yards against South Alabama ... Won the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Offensive Freshman of the Year award, along with first team All-Texas Offense honors ... Named to the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year watch list ... Selected as the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week after carrying the ball for 197 yards and four rushing touchdowns versus Navy ... A three-time American Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 22, Nov. 17, Dec. 1) ... Named the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week on Sept. 22.
High School: Played for Jason Murray at at North Rock Creek ... Named a first team all-state selection by Prep RedZone Oklahoma ... Totaled 1,602 yards on 204 carries with 28 rushing scores as a senior ... Also had 17 catches for 407 yards and three receiving touchdowns ... Defensively, tallied 90 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles ... Rushed for more than 1,100 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior ... Named to the Prep Redzone Oklahoma Player of the Year watch list ... Ranked as the No. 31 player in the state of Oklahoma by On3 ... Signed with North Texas out of high school.
Personal: Son of Adam and Krista Hawkins.
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