:Tanner Hawkinson
{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tanner Hawkinson
| image = Tanner Hawkinson 2013.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Hawkinson with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013
| number = 72
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = McPherson, Kansas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 298
| high_school = McPherson (KS)
| college = Kansas
| draftyear = 2013
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 156
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2015}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2016}})*
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Big 12 (2012)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 4
| pfr = HawkTa00
}}
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
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
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
He was selected in the fifth round, 156th overall in the 2013 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/04/16/tanner-hawkinson-retires-less-than-two-weeks-after-joining-jaguars/ | title=Tanner Hawkinson retires, less than two weeks after joining Jaguars | publisher=profootballtalk.nbcsports.com | date=April 16, 2016 | accessdate=April 22, 2016 | author=Florio, Mike}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130505050523/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hawkinson_tanner00.html Kansas Jayhawks bio]
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Category:American football offensive guards
Category:American football offensive tackles
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Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
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