Jaylinn Hawkins

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Jaylinn Hawkins was signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent from the L.A. Chargers on March 21, 2024 ... Originally drafted by Atlanta in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft ... Released by Atlanta (10/17/2023) ... Claimed off waivers from Atlanta and awarded to L.A. Chargers (10/18/2023).

Seasonal reviews

2024 (17/7)

Recovered a fumble forced by LS Joe Cardona on the Cincinnati 24-yard line in the third quarter of the season opener at Cincinnati (9/8). It was his second-career fumble recovery, with his first coming as a member of the Falcons in 2022. Served as reserve safety while seeing action on special teams.
Had 1 pass defensed in the first quarter on a third-and-15 situation on a pass intended for WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. Seattle (9/15). Also added 1 special teams tackle.
Took over at safety when S Kyle Dugger left with an injury in the first half and tied for the second-most tackles on the team with 6 (3 solo, 3 assisted) at San Francisco (9/29).
Started at safety in place of the injured Kyle Dugger in two-straight games: in the win vs. the New York Jets (10/27) and at Tennessee (11/3).
Brought down WR Keenan Allen on third-and-3 in the second quarter at Chicago (11/10) for a loss of 2 yards to force a punt. Played a role in holding the Bears offense to just 142 yards, the lowest total since holding the New York Jets to 103 total yards on Nov. 20, 2022. In addition, the Patriots held Chicago to 1-for-14 on third down.
Made his sixth start of the season in a three-safety set vs. Indianapolis (12/1).

2023 (10/3 - L.A. Chargers)

Claimed off waivers on Oct. 18 after being released by Atlanta and played in 10 games with 3 starts and finished with 11 total tackles, and one pass defensed.
Started three games for the Chargers in the second half of the season, vs. Baltimore (11/26), vs. Denver (12/10) and vs. Buffalo (12/23).

2023 (6/0 - Atlanta)

Played in six games for Atlanta before being released on Oct. 17 and finished with 2 total tackles and 1 special teams tackle.

2022 (16/16 - Atlanta)

Started and played in 16 games, totaling a career-best 82 tackles (43 solo), 6 passes defensed, 2 interceptions, 1 one forced fumble and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown.
Scored his first defensive touchdown vs. San Francisco (10/16), recovering a fumble in the end zone for a score. Also intercepted a pass from QB Jimmy Garoppolo in the fourth quarter.
Recorded 10 tackles in a game twice during the season, with 10 tackles (7 solo) at Tampa Bay (10/09) and 10 tackles (6 solo) at Cincinnati (10/23).
Notched his second interception of the season vs. Chicago (11/20), also recording a pass defensed in the contest.

2021 (14/4 - Atlanta)

Played in 14 games with four starts, starting vs. N.Y. Jets, at Carolina (12/12), at San Francisco (12/19) and vs. Detroit (12/26).
Totaled 19 tackles (11 solo, eight assists), 2 interceptions and 3 passes defensed.

2020 (12/2 - Atlanta)

Played in 12 games with two starts as a rookie.
Made first career start vs. Chicago (9/27), recording 2 tackles on defense and another tackle on special teams.
Recorded a season-best four tackles (2 solo, 2 assists) in a start at Green Bay (10/05).
Had two special teams tackles at Carolina (10/29).

College

In three seasons at California, Hawkins totaled 158 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 10 interceptions, seven pass breakups, 17 passes defensed and three forced fumbles.
Also returned nine kicks for 129 yards.
As a senior in 2019, he started a career-best 13 games and registered a career-high 56 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles.

Personal

Graduated from California in December of 2019 with a bachelor's degree in American studies.

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