Michael Hawkins Jr.
West Virginia Mountaineers
86
Great

Michael Hawkins Jr.

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Projected Starter

Is Michael Hawkins Jr. starting?

Michael Hawkins Jr. is the projected starter at QB for West Virginia Mountaineers.

Redshirt sophomore · #3 · 6'1", 205 lbs

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Depth at QB · West Virginia Mountaineers

  1. 1386Michael Hawkins Jr.Starter
  2. 21583Scotty Fox Jr.
  3. 3663Max Brown
  4. 4863Jyron Hughley

West Virginia Starting Lineup

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Up next for West Virginia

West Virginia plays Texas Tech away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 09:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Frisco Emerson, ranked #297 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 167 passing yards, 3 TD, 0 INT. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 86 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #297 NatlTeam Share7%
Dallas, TX
Jersey
#3
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
205 lbs
Transfer
Oklahoma

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—16730

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9073
National Rank
#297
High School
Frisco Emerson
Hometown
McKinney, TX

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated offense; 38th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 86.

Team offense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 38% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.98)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24WTCUYDS 87
CMP-ATT
7-15
YDS
79
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
99.6
CAR
20
YDS
87
AVG
4.4
TD
2

Final W 24-20

Oct 17WCINYDS 464
CMP-ATT
25-33
YDS
464
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
223.9
CAR
26
YDS
77
AVG
3.0
TD
2

Final W 45-42

Oct 10LARIZYDS 219
CMP-ATT
11-28
YDS
219
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
105.0
CAR
25
YDS
98
AVG
3.9
TD
1

Final L 52-31

Oct 3LISUYDS 227
CMP-ATT
11-23
YDS
227
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
159.4
CAR
20
YDS
149
AVG
7.5
TD
2

Final L 45-42

Sep 26LOKSTYDS 132
CMP-ATT
10-22
YDS
132
TD
0
INT
1
QBR
86.8
CAR
28
YDS
103
AVG
3.7
TD
3

Final L 41-24

Sep 19WUVAYDS 190
CMP-ATT
10-17
YDS
190
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
191.5
CAR
18
YDS
123
AVG
6.8
TD
3

Final W 38-27

Sep 12WUTMYDS 155
CMP-ATT
5-7
YDS
155
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
351.7
CAR
6
YDS
96
AVG
16.0
TD
2

Final W 52-7

Sep 5WCCUYDS 132
CMP-ATT
11-14
YDS
132
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
181.3
CAR
20
YDS
103
AVG
5.2
TD
1

Final W 31-24

Michael Hawkins Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 167 pass yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement13%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.