6'9 JUCO OT Jacob Hawks commits to Canes

DMoney

Yesterday at 7:49 PM 1 min read

The Canes landed one of the biggest OL in America with the commitment of Topeka, Kansas native Jacob Hawks.

Hawks has drawn comparisons to Markel Bell, and it's easy to see why- he's 6'9 3/4, 338 pounds with an 83.5-inch wingspan, 35-inch arms and 10-inch hands. Like Bell, Hakws went to JUCO for further development despite being a full qualifier out of high school. He started at Left Tackle as a freshman for the Hutchinson CC Blue Dragons, who went 11-1 and finished as national JUCO runner ups. Hutchinson is an NFL factory that has sent 47 players to the pros, including Alvin Kamara and Cordarelle Patterson.

Hawks will enroll this summer and has four years to play three. His enrollment and the return of Joel Ervin (who missed spring with an injury) will infuse even more elite size to Coach Mirabal's offensive line room.

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Alex_Dynamix

Today at 8:58 AM

pacusmc said:
We were all wearing orange and green glasses for too long and thinking we were “just a few more players away”.
The size, speed and athleticism difference was so obvious against Clemson in 2015. It was over from the first play and obvious just by looking at them line it up. It was a glaring size difference.

I remember us playing Clemson during the Deriq King era and thinking we dont even belong on the same field as them, was demoralizing af smh.

lfoliva9988

Today at 9:29 AM

will be the next "project" to turn into a NFL draft pick under the best OL coach in America!!!

Hobokane

Today at 9:39 AM

DMoney said:
The Canes landed one of the biggest OL in America with the commitment of Topeka, Kansas native Jacob Hawks.

Hawks has drawn comparisons to Markel Bell, and it's easy to see why- he's 6'9 3/4, 338 pounds with an 83.5-inch wingspan, 35-inch arms and 10-inch hands. Like Bell, Hakws went to JUCO for further development despite being a full qualifier out of high school. He started at Left Tackle as a freshman for the Hutchinson CC Blue Dragons, who went 11-1 and finished as national JUCO runner ups. Hutchinson is an NFL factory that has sent 47 players to the pros, including Alvin Kamara and Cordarelle Patterson.

Hawks will enroll this summer and has four years to play three. His enrollment and the return of Joel Ervin (who missed spring with an injury) will infuse even more elite size to Coach Mirabal's offensive line room.

You can’t teach size— watched those JUCO clips- he’s a monster with 4 yrs of eligibility- technique is raw, he has 2 things you like in a O lineman— high motor and ornery— he drove more than a couple defenders upfield until the whistle blew—
He can learn technique tho, and if anyone can take this giant mound of clay and shape it I suspect it’s Mirabal & co…his footwork is sloppy, looks a little bit stiff, but when he puts it together watch out.
And he can play in some blow outs and not lose his redshirt— I don’t see him playing in 9 games either way