Gus Hawkins

2024: Earned his first-career playing time against Cincinnati – seeing action on three offensive snaps – as he retained his redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: Played his final two prep seasons at Mill Valley under head coach Joel Applebee aftering spending the first two years at Scott City... Regarded as the 52nd-best overall player in the Class of 2024 by On3, while the organization rated him as the sixth-best offensive tackle in the nation and the top overall prospect in the state of Kansas... Also ranked No. 245 nationally and No. 24 among offensive tackles by 247Sports, while he was viewed as the top overall player in the state by ESPN... Voted to the Top 11 team among all classes in the state of Kansas and an all-state honoree by the Kansas Football Coaches Association and KSHSAA Covered... Also named to the Top 11 team and a first team all-state honoree in 2023 by the Wichita Eagle... Named the 2023 Sports in Kansas Offensive Lineman of the Year among big classes in addition to being voted as a Top 11 player and a first-team all-state honoree by the organization... Named the 2023 Kansas Sports Central Offensive Lineman of the Year... Earned first team all-state honors as a junior from the Wichita Eagle... Won two state championships with the Jaguars, part of the school’s five-straight titles... Prepped at the same high school as current Wildcat safety Mikey Bergeron, defensive end Truman Griffith and offensive lineman Sam Hecht... Also competed in basketball and track. PERSONAL: Gus Hawkins was born May 21, 2005, in Gainesville, Georgia... Son of Clint and Sara Hawkins... Has two siblings, Darby and Clare... Majoring in engineering.