Colorado State University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Hawkins, Anthony
Jersey Number 14
Anthony Hawkins
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Bowie
Bio
Career Highs:
2018 (Junior): Played in all 12 games and started four (vs. Hawai'i, vs. Colorado, at San Jose State and at Nevada), recording 13 tackles (10 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss and two pass breakups ... also saw action on offense, rushing 3 times for 32 yards (10.7), with a long of 25, and catching one pass for 1 yards.
2016 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games and started four, recording 11 carries for 81 yards and two receptions for 27 yards and a touchdown.
Q&A from March 30, 2018
Q: Have you seen any good movies recently? Why would you recommend those to other people?
A: "Black Panther and Baby Driver. Black Panther is a good movie because it challenges dominant ideology. It shows what people are not used to seeing in society. It shows a black hero, African-American heritage, and what being an African-American is really about. I'd recommend it because it's not really advertised out here as much. I'd recommend that movie just because it actually gives us a pedestal to actually take that to the next level, to show people what we're really about and that we're not really just a negative race because sometimes society targets us as a negative race, so I think it's just a positive push for us to do better."
Q: If you could have any superpower, what superpower would you choose?
A: "I would want to teleport. Right now I'd probably teleport to the ice bath because I'm hurting pretty bad. But those days after conditioning, I'd probably go somewhere across the country or somewhere I could lay on the beach and just relax my body. I'd teleport to see family all the time. I would love to do that and do this job… I'm from Dallas, Texas. I would love to do this job and be able to be with my family at the same time. That would be great if Colorado was in Dallas, but it's not..."
Q: What brought you to CSU?
A: "CSU stayed with me from day one. They were true to me and I stayed true to them. Other schools kind of fluctuated when signing day came around, but CSU was there from day one. They had a great recruiting staff, I loved the campus on my visit and in academics, they had what I wanted. I always wanted to major in Journalism; they had what I wanted and they had a great program. CSU is home for me right now."
Q: What do you want to do with your degree?
A: "I want to go into Sports Illustrated, on the editing side of it. I want to get my writing license, and then I want to be able to edit and maybe publish some things; maybe blogging, maybe like a live blog. But I want to be more on the editing side, not on the air, just to get my writers license. That would also help—you know everybody's dream is to make it to the league, but if I were to make it to the league, that would be a great pedestal to push me right over to Journalism and sports broadcasting."
Q: What songs are on your playlist right now?
A: "Religious wise, I'm a Christian, so I've been listening to a lot of Kirk Franklin's "The Storm is Over Now", "Renew the Fire" by Leandria Johnson, I'm a big Gospel fan, I'm from down South… I'm a Baptist guy, so Hezekiah Walker, John P. Kee, all of those… Then for the urban side, the youth, I've been into Migos, but the weight room has burnt us out on Migos, so there's this rapper—he has a funny name—Yellow Beezy's "That's on Me"… You can't ever forget about the J. Coles and the Kendricks and then the Drake "Take Care" album is always great."
Q: What was it like transitioning from wide receiver to cornerback after your freshman season?
A: "I would say it was a challenge but it was the best move for me. I don't regret it a bit. If I could go back and change it, I wouldn't because it was the best move for me. We had a lot of depth in receiver and I wasn't getting the play time I wanted but the transition put me on the field and that was really what I was all about. I was all about helping our team and I was all about getting on the field. Everybody wants to play on Saturdays, but what I focused on is what we did to build up to Saturday. It was the preparation. I had a great foundation with the staff, with the players around me. I had great leadership in my teammates—three seniors that led us last year, and then I had great coaches, great coaching staff and I have a great coaching staff now, so it was a great transition, great transition for me."
Q: You led the team in interceptions last year, including getting one in the bowl game. What is that feeling like when you cause a turnover?
A: "It's electrifying. It's electrifying. It's like the crowd raises you up and your team raises you up and it's a great time. But at the same time, you think about it and you have fun and you 'hoo-rah' and then you're back locked in. You have your fun at that moment, but you think about it and you're back out there because it's only one play of the 82 snaps that you take in the game. All it takes is one to get beat and that's another touchdown. That pick you just got is taken away, that touchdown you just gave up. It's living in the moment, but I enjoy the moment."
Q: What are your personal goals going into the 2018 season?
A: "Basically just doubling stats as far as picks… getting more involved in the tackling game and eliminating big plays. You eliminate big plays, you eliminate touchdowns. That's how you become a great defensive backer and a great player—just eliminating big plays. Everything in front of you, you can tackle, but everything behind you, you can't. You're running it down. So I'd say eliminating big plays, stay on top of everything and getting more involved in tackling and doubling stats."
Q: How about your goals or things you are looking forward to unrelated to football?
A: "I plan to, hopefully, get this 3.3 GPA this semester to keep my 3.0 cumulative. I want to stay declared in my major and declare my major in journalism and social communication. I have to achieve a certain grade in business courses in order to keep my minor. I plan to just stay on track with those. Also, I want to just get one of those medals—the academic medals—because a lot of the time people look at us and have this stereotype of 'they're football players… bare minimum… communications major… easy.' I want to be different and stand out from the norm. I want to achieve it in the classroom too and better my relationship, religiously."
Q: What can you benefit from most during spring ball?
A: "Be a learner of the game. Honestly, that's how I'll benefit the most. We have a new staff and we have some new faces on defense, also. They're learning just like we're learning, but at the same time, some guys—'you don't know it all.' Just because I've had some experience on the field and I've played a couple of snaps, doesn't mean I know it all, so it's always having your ears open and your mouth closed, keeping a level head and being a student of the game will help me a lot improving on my technique. This is when a lot of guys' technique falters, so that's the main thing I focus on in practice and going into the season."
Q: Favorite football or coach memory at CSU?
A: "That's hard… I think the best experience we had football wise—I'm going to say on the field and off the field because I really can't choose, there are two categories! I've had a lot of bonding with my coaches and my teammates.
On the field I think my favorite memory was a Nevada game (last season). We won that 44-42. We won that game by two points… It's coming down to the wire and we're getting hype on the side line and I remember Kevin Nutt Jr. and Justin Sweet and also Shun Johnson were standing on the sideline and it was like, 'I'm not going to be the one. I'm not going to be the one.' And we were in a play, we were going to fake to our side, they threw it up and every time they'd pass it down and the clock strikes zero and we start celebrating in the middle of the field and it's crazy. The band's striking up, I mean that was probably one of the coldest memories and it just ran chills down my body. It was great. It was a great win and my family was there—that's why it was a great memory for me. The Nevada game, it had to be. Coming down to the wire, fourth quarter, and any team that can finish, that's a great team. And I miss those guys at the same time. That's why it's a great memory for me, as the young buck and now they're gone, so that's why it's a great memory for me.
Off the field, it has to be Hawai'i. We went to Hawai'i to play Hawai'i. They took us down to the beach because we thought we weren't (going to the beach)…We were right there by the beach the whole weekend and we were like, 'man, they're not going to take us to the beach once.' So one day, we're coming from our 'Fast Friday' and Coach drives down to the beach and is like, 'Alright guys, get out' and we're like 'Really?' Everyone got to swim out to the reef and it was just a great experience, taking pictures… that's another great experience. Being in football, you get to travel a lot, you do things you never imagined, places you've wanted to go, but only dreamed of going. You've been all over the country now and so it was great because technically we thought we were out of the country because we were in Hawai'i, even though it's part of the United States, it was great, so that's probably one of my favorite memories."
- Tackles: 7- vs. Colorado, 9/1/17
- Interceptions: 1 - vs. Oregon State, 8/26/17
- Rushes: 3 - vs. Fresno State, 11/5/16
- Rushing Yards: 32 - vs. San Jose State, 10/6/18
- Receiving Yards: 14 - vs. Fresno State, 11/5/16
- All-Purpose Yards: 33 - vs. Fresno State, 11/5/16
2018 (Junior): Played in all 12 games and started four (vs. Hawai'i, vs. Colorado, at San Jose State and at Nevada), recording 13 tackles (10 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss and two pass breakups ... also saw action on offense, rushing 3 times for 32 yards (10.7), with a long of 25, and catching one pass for 1 yards.
- Logged a 25-yard kick return vs. Colorado (Aug. 31).
- Had 5 tackles (3 solo, 2 assisted) and a 55-yard kick return in winning game against Arkansas (Sept. 8).
- Had two long kick returns at Florida (Sept. 15) with a long of 51 yards followed by a 31-yarder.
- Displayed successful versatility in win at San Jose State (Oct. 6) by starting at wide receiver--totaling 32 yards on 3 carries, including a 25-yarder--and seeing action on defense. Had not played on the offensive side of the ball since his true freshman season (2016). Recorded one tackle (for loss) and was the Rams’ primary kick returner (3 returns for 38 yards).
- At Nevada (Nov. 10) had season high of 5 solo tackles, including 1.0 TFL.
- Notched 65 yards on 3 kick returns in season-finale at Air Force on Thanksgiving (Nov. 22).
- Recorded an interception in his first-career game at cornerback, a season-opening win against Oregon State (Aug. 26).
- Tallied a career-high seven tackles, all of which were solo, against Colorado (Sept. 1).
- Posted a team-high-tying six tackles in the win at Hawai'i (Sept. 30).
- Picked off a pass on third-and-long in the first quarter against Air Force (Oct. 28), his second interception of the season.
- Intercepted a pass against Marshall in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 16).
2016 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games and started four, recording 11 carries for 81 yards and two receptions for 27 yards and a touchdown.
- Made his first career start in a win over UTSA (Sept. 10) in which he recorded two carries for eight yards
- Recorded 23 all-purpose yards in a wn against UNLV (Oct. 22), a game in which he also logged his first career catch
- Pulled in his first career touchdown on a 14-yard fade from QB Nick Stevens in a shutout win over Fresno State (Nov. 5)
- Is a 2016 graduate of Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas.
- Earned first-team all-district honors as a senior in 2015, and second-team recognition in 2014.
- As a senior, amassed 639 yards and nine touchdowns through the air and 485 yards and four touchdowns on the ground (1,024 yards, 13 touchdowns total).
- As a team captain, helped Bowie to a winning record in 2015 (6-5).
- Named his team’s offensive MVP in 2015.
- As a freshman in 2012, won a District 4 championship.
- Played against current Ram O’Shea Jackson and 2016 signee Hunter Donnelly.
- Varsity letterwinner in both football and track & field.
- Member of his school’s student council.
- Head football coach was Danny DeArman.
- Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN and 247 Sports and two-star by Rivals.
- Committed to CSU over reported offers from SMU, Utah State, Texas State, Arkansas State and Louisiana-Monroe.
Q&A from March 30, 2018
Q: Have you seen any good movies recently? Why would you recommend those to other people?
A: "Black Panther and Baby Driver. Black Panther is a good movie because it challenges dominant ideology. It shows what people are not used to seeing in society. It shows a black hero, African-American heritage, and what being an African-American is really about. I'd recommend it because it's not really advertised out here as much. I'd recommend that movie just because it actually gives us a pedestal to actually take that to the next level, to show people what we're really about and that we're not really just a negative race because sometimes society targets us as a negative race, so I think it's just a positive push for us to do better."
Q: If you could have any superpower, what superpower would you choose?
A: "I would want to teleport. Right now I'd probably teleport to the ice bath because I'm hurting pretty bad. But those days after conditioning, I'd probably go somewhere across the country or somewhere I could lay on the beach and just relax my body. I'd teleport to see family all the time. I would love to do that and do this job… I'm from Dallas, Texas. I would love to do this job and be able to be with my family at the same time. That would be great if Colorado was in Dallas, but it's not..."
Q: What brought you to CSU?
A: "CSU stayed with me from day one. They were true to me and I stayed true to them. Other schools kind of fluctuated when signing day came around, but CSU was there from day one. They had a great recruiting staff, I loved the campus on my visit and in academics, they had what I wanted. I always wanted to major in Journalism; they had what I wanted and they had a great program. CSU is home for me right now."
Q: What do you want to do with your degree?
A: "I want to go into Sports Illustrated, on the editing side of it. I want to get my writing license, and then I want to be able to edit and maybe publish some things; maybe blogging, maybe like a live blog. But I want to be more on the editing side, not on the air, just to get my writers license. That would also help—you know everybody's dream is to make it to the league, but if I were to make it to the league, that would be a great pedestal to push me right over to Journalism and sports broadcasting."
Q: What songs are on your playlist right now?
A: "Religious wise, I'm a Christian, so I've been listening to a lot of Kirk Franklin's "The Storm is Over Now", "Renew the Fire" by Leandria Johnson, I'm a big Gospel fan, I'm from down South… I'm a Baptist guy, so Hezekiah Walker, John P. Kee, all of those… Then for the urban side, the youth, I've been into Migos, but the weight room has burnt us out on Migos, so there's this rapper—he has a funny name—Yellow Beezy's "That's on Me"… You can't ever forget about the J. Coles and the Kendricks and then the Drake "Take Care" album is always great."
Q: What was it like transitioning from wide receiver to cornerback after your freshman season?
A: "I would say it was a challenge but it was the best move for me. I don't regret it a bit. If I could go back and change it, I wouldn't because it was the best move for me. We had a lot of depth in receiver and I wasn't getting the play time I wanted but the transition put me on the field and that was really what I was all about. I was all about helping our team and I was all about getting on the field. Everybody wants to play on Saturdays, but what I focused on is what we did to build up to Saturday. It was the preparation. I had a great foundation with the staff, with the players around me. I had great leadership in my teammates—three seniors that led us last year, and then I had great coaches, great coaching staff and I have a great coaching staff now, so it was a great transition, great transition for me."
Q: You led the team in interceptions last year, including getting one in the bowl game. What is that feeling like when you cause a turnover?
A: "It's electrifying. It's electrifying. It's like the crowd raises you up and your team raises you up and it's a great time. But at the same time, you think about it and you have fun and you 'hoo-rah' and then you're back locked in. You have your fun at that moment, but you think about it and you're back out there because it's only one play of the 82 snaps that you take in the game. All it takes is one to get beat and that's another touchdown. That pick you just got is taken away, that touchdown you just gave up. It's living in the moment, but I enjoy the moment."
Q: What are your personal goals going into the 2018 season?
A: "Basically just doubling stats as far as picks… getting more involved in the tackling game and eliminating big plays. You eliminate big plays, you eliminate touchdowns. That's how you become a great defensive backer and a great player—just eliminating big plays. Everything in front of you, you can tackle, but everything behind you, you can't. You're running it down. So I'd say eliminating big plays, stay on top of everything and getting more involved in tackling and doubling stats."
Q: How about your goals or things you are looking forward to unrelated to football?
A: "I plan to, hopefully, get this 3.3 GPA this semester to keep my 3.0 cumulative. I want to stay declared in my major and declare my major in journalism and social communication. I have to achieve a certain grade in business courses in order to keep my minor. I plan to just stay on track with those. Also, I want to just get one of those medals—the academic medals—because a lot of the time people look at us and have this stereotype of 'they're football players… bare minimum… communications major… easy.' I want to be different and stand out from the norm. I want to achieve it in the classroom too and better my relationship, religiously."
Q: What can you benefit from most during spring ball?
A: "Be a learner of the game. Honestly, that's how I'll benefit the most. We have a new staff and we have some new faces on defense, also. They're learning just like we're learning, but at the same time, some guys—'you don't know it all.' Just because I've had some experience on the field and I've played a couple of snaps, doesn't mean I know it all, so it's always having your ears open and your mouth closed, keeping a level head and being a student of the game will help me a lot improving on my technique. This is when a lot of guys' technique falters, so that's the main thing I focus on in practice and going into the season."
Q: Favorite football or coach memory at CSU?
A: "That's hard… I think the best experience we had football wise—I'm going to say on the field and off the field because I really can't choose, there are two categories! I've had a lot of bonding with my coaches and my teammates.
On the field I think my favorite memory was a Nevada game (last season). We won that 44-42. We won that game by two points… It's coming down to the wire and we're getting hype on the side line and I remember Kevin Nutt Jr. and Justin Sweet and also Shun Johnson were standing on the sideline and it was like, 'I'm not going to be the one. I'm not going to be the one.' And we were in a play, we were going to fake to our side, they threw it up and every time they'd pass it down and the clock strikes zero and we start celebrating in the middle of the field and it's crazy. The band's striking up, I mean that was probably one of the coldest memories and it just ran chills down my body. It was great. It was a great win and my family was there—that's why it was a great memory for me. The Nevada game, it had to be. Coming down to the wire, fourth quarter, and any team that can finish, that's a great team. And I miss those guys at the same time. That's why it's a great memory for me, as the young buck and now they're gone, so that's why it's a great memory for me.
Off the field, it has to be Hawai'i. We went to Hawai'i to play Hawai'i. They took us down to the beach because we thought we weren't (going to the beach)…We were right there by the beach the whole weekend and we were like, 'man, they're not going to take us to the beach once.' So one day, we're coming from our 'Fast Friday' and Coach drives down to the beach and is like, 'Alright guys, get out' and we're like 'Really?' Everyone got to swim out to the reef and it was just a great experience, taking pictures… that's another great experience. Being in football, you get to travel a lot, you do things you never imagined, places you've wanted to go, but only dreamed of going. You've been all over the country now and so it was great because technically we thought we were out of the country because we were in Hawai'i, even though it's part of the United States, it was great, so that's probably one of my favorite memories."
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