Tanner Hawkinson
 Hawkinson with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013 | |||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born | May 14, 1990 McPherson, Kansas, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight | 298 lb (135 kg) | ||||
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| High school | McPherson (KS) | ||||
| College | Kansas | ||||
| NFL draft | 2013: 5th round, 156th overall pick | ||||
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Tanner Hawkinson (born May 14, 1990) is an American former professional football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). Hawkinson played in college at the University of Kansas. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Hawkinson was an all-state defensive lineman and tight end at McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas, graduating in 2008.
Hawkinson is related to retired basketball player Ava Jones.
College career
[edit | edit source]He was recruited to KU to play tight end, but moved to defense, and eventually ended up on the offensive line. He was a freshman All-American in 2009 at tackle for the University of Kansas protecting Todd Reesing's blind side. Hawkinson was also a second-team All Big-12 player as a senior in 2012. He had three coaches in his five years at KU in Mark Mangino, Turner Gill, and Charlie Weis.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]He was selected in the fifth round, 156th overall in the 2013 NFL draft.[1] Hawkinson was waived by Cincinnati as part of the final 53-man roster cuts on September 5, 2015.
On September 7, 2015, Hawkinson was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.
On April 4, 2016 Hawkinson was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars after having spent the 2015 season with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Hawkinson announced his retirement from the NFL at the age of 25 on April 15, 2016.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Kansas Jayhawks bio
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- American football offensive guards
- American football offensive tackles
- Kansas Jayhawks football players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Players of American football from Kansas
- People from McPherson, Kansas