Michael Hawkins Jr. (born October 29, 2005) is an American football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners.
High school career.
Hawkins attended Emerson High School in McKinney, Texas. He began his high school career at Allen High School before transferring for safety concerns following a racist incident. As a senior, he threw for 3,039 yards and 41 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,172 yards and ten touchdowns. A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma over offers from TCU, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, Texas Tech, among others.
College career.
Hawkins entered his true freshman season as the backup to Jackson Arnold. In Oklahoma's fourth game of the season against Tennessee, Hawkins replaced Arnold, finishing with 132 yards passing and a touchdown in a 25–15 defeat. Following his performance against Tennessee, Hawkins was named Oklahoma's starting quarterback against Auburn. In his first career start, he threw for 161 yards while also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown, leading Oklahoma to a 27–21 victory. Hawkins appeared as the starting quarterback for Oklahoma in the 2024 Armed Forces Bowl against Navy.