Pick #126: Lavelle Hawkins, WR, California

Just gonna throw this out there, last year's stats for the two Cal recievers drafted:

Player GP REC YD Y/C Y/G TD
Lavelle Hawkins 13 72 872 12.1 67.1 6
DeSean Jackson 12 65 762 11.7 63.5 6

 

I dont want to upset anyone when making Patriots/Titans comparisons. But uh...

Jeff Fisher is not Bill Belichick

 

If Hawk turns out to be half of what he thinks he is, we will be very happy with this pick.

 

Great pick i heard he had a better year than Desean Jackson on espn! He may be a gem you never know, Iam glad we used the first pick on Chris Johnson, he automatically brings the kick return game back to us plus, he can be spread on diferent formations all over the field thanks to his speed...

 

Hawkins

Comments on Hawkins from the Senior Bowl:

What the team is not saying and some fans aren't getting is that we weren't looking for just any WR, we were looking for a slot receiver to upgrade C. Davis spot. That's why we brought in Avery and Royal for a look. We probably didn't feel any of the WRs were true #1s and we had plenty of #2 guys to play on the outside.

 

Agreed. Vinces short game should be ridiculous now with the Hawk possibly in the slot, Alge at end and CJ out of the backfield! I'm actually quite excited.

 

Good point. We should calm down. We are getting too excited. Despite the fact that Hawkins looks much more like a true NFL WR and not some pip squeak speed only guy. Of course this is strange considering few college teams flip their CBs at all and who covers who is normally based on what side the WR lines up on.

Oh, add in the fact that DCs were probably just as or more scared about what hawkins would do to them as DJax. It isn't like Hawkins is dog do do. I'd say they were equally respected.

 

Hawkins should be pretty good, and there will be plenty of opportunities for him to play next year.