Michael Hawkins Jr.
West Virginia Mountaineers
71
Average

Michael Hawkins Jr.

West Virginia MountaineersAverage
QBOffenseAverageTRANSFER · Oklahoma
Projected Starter

Is Michael Hawkins Jr. starting?

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

Michael Hawkins Jr. is the projected starting QB on a Average West Virginia — 71 OVR.

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Depth at QB · West Virginia Mountaineers

  1. 1371Michael Hawkins Jr.Starter
  2. 21568Scotty Fox Jr.
  3. 3648Max Brown
  4. 4848Jyron Hughley

What's Next

Who do they play next?Beau Pribula — at Virginia · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Scotty Fox Jr. — No. 2 at QB for West VirginiaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for West Virginia Mountaineers

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 71 overall (Average 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 75-rated offense; 38th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.98 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 71.

Team offense (SP+)
75
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

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.

The People's Ratings

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71
Average
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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.