2014: Named to the All-Big Sky Third Team as a punter and received honorable mention accolades as a placekicker…Earned the NAU Football Special Teams Player of the Year Award…Was the only conference player to earn three-straight Big Sky Player of the Week honors…Hawkins’ first POW career honor came after the win over second-ranked Eastern Washington…He registered seven kickoffs for six touchbacks, a total of 454 yards, and an average of 64.9 yards per kick…On the scoring front, Hawkins tallied nine points off field goals (44-26-42) and one off a PAT…He registered four punts (70-40-67-45) for 222 yards and 55.5 yards per punt; two were touchbacks and one landed inside the 20…He recorded a 70-yard punt on his first ever collegiate attempt…POW honor No. 2 came after a 29-22 come-from-behind road win over Weber State…Hawkins averaged 49.4 yards per punt with a long of 66 yards and three were downed inside the 20-yard line…All five of his kickoffs went for touchbacks... He also made all three of his PATs, and threw a 2-point conversion on a fake extra-point to Beau Gardner to tie the game at 22-22 just before halftime…Hawkins’ third POW honor also saw him garner The Sports Network Co-Special Team Player of the Week accolades…For the third straight week, Hawkins put forth a solid performance on the field to help lift the Lumberjacks to a 23-21 win over UC Davis…Hawkins scored 11 of NAU’s points, including the first-six points of the game…He connected on all three field goal attempts (37-41-33) and went 2-for-2 in extra-point attempts…Hawkins had six kickoffs for an average of 60.2 yards per kick; five out of the six were for touchbacks…Hawkins registered five punts for 259 yards, a long of 60 and an average of 51.8 yards per punt…Two were for touchbacks and one landed inside the 20...Made 25 straight PATs and ended the season making his last 12…Was 12 of 16 in field goal attempts…Had a season long 45-yard made field goal at Northern Colorado…Was six of nine from field goal attempts of 40 or more yards...Recorded 45 kickoffs for 2,877 yards, and average of 63.9 yards per kick and 35 touchbacks.
2013: Appeared in all 12 games…Made a 32-yard field goal against South Dakota…Made 8-of-9 PATs…Recorded a season-high 4-of-4 PATs against Montana…Finished with 11 points...Recorded 58 kickoffs for a total of 3,561 yards and an average of 61.4 yards per kick.
2012: Appeared in 10 games…Kicked off 45 times for a total of 2,851 yards…Averaged 63.4 yards per kickoff with 34 touchbacks.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Sunrise Mountain…Three-year starter and letterwinner for James Carter…First-team all-state in 2010 and 2011…AZFCA Top 25 All-State team in 2011…Recorded a personal-best long field goal of 61 yards…Four-year letterwinner and starter and three-year captain for soccer team, earning First-Team 4A1 All-Region honors in 2010…Also lettered in baseball.
Personal: Born Ryan Tyler Hawkins on July 10, 1994…Son of John and Jami Hawkins…Has one sister, Brylee…Enjoys fishing and playing golf.
