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Hawkins selected to the FWAA Freshman All American team.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville running back Javian Hawkins was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team on Friday following his outstanding redshirt freshman season.

Hawkins finished seventh nationally in rushing with 1,520 yards and nine touchdowns in guiding the Cardinals to an 8-5 record after a 38-28 win over Mississippi State in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30.

The Titusville, Fla., native set the school record for most rushing yards by a running back, breaking Howard Stevens' previous mark of 1,429 yards in 1971. It was the third-most yards in a season at Louisville, behind quarterback Lamar Jackson's 1,601 yards in 2017 and 1,571 in 2016.

Hawkins collected second team all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in December after finishing third in the league in rushing and tying for the league lead with eight 100-yard rushing games – the most in school history by a running back and second behind Jackson's school record of 10.

The 5-foot-9 running back started 12 games and grabbed ACC Rookie and Running Back of the Week honors twice during his first full season. He rushed for 233 yards – the second most in the ACC this season – in a win over Syracuse. It was the first 200-yard rushing game by a Cardinal since Lamar Jackson had 226 against Texas A&M on Dec. 30, 2015 and the most rushing yards by a Cardinal since Anthony Allen rushed for 275 against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 6, 2007.

The FWAA Freshman All-America Team is the most prestigious of the freshman All-America honors. A 13-person panel of nationally-prominent college football experts representing each of the FBS conferences along with independents selected the team.

Hawkins is the first Cardinal to collected FWAA Freshman All-America honors, which began in 2001, since offensive lineman Jake Smith was honored in 2011.
 
Both are good examples of being undersized but blessed with being extremely fast and good football players. Both are 4 stars at 6-0 200 lbs with their football skills.

Guess what there are a bunch of these kind of kid all over the country. What I like about this staff is they focus on football skills not measureables.
 
You realize Petrino recruited both right? Not to feminist your point about Satterfield
 
You realize Petrino recruited both right? Not to feminist your point about Satterfield
Petrino knew how to recruit skill to his offense. That has never been questioned. My point is so does Satterfield he had to do the same thing at App.
 
That kids is gonna be a draft prospect this time next year. Tutu and him both! Probably Fitz as well. Gonna be good publicity for us around 2021 draft time.
 
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