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DB Cedrick Hawkins (transfer to UCF)

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AuTX Buckeye said:
no Judson committed when we won the title.. then ended up not signing or decommitting - cant remember if he was said he basically recruited over or what but he didn’t sign.
Dean - signed but med staff said “your knee is bad - medically retire” .. he said no thanks and went to be a stud at Barn and I believe with the bucs. - along with Carlton Davis …

basically what i’m saying here is i dont see this guy signing with us..
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IIRC Judson was walking around the WHAC as a committed player and giving a tour to another recruit (Richard LeCounte I believe.) According to him (Judson) Urban Meyer walked past them and said to Judson something to the effect of “you like what you see? You gonna commit to us?” Judson said, “Coach it’s me, Bruce. The speedy guy from Florida.”

Judson said he knew at that moment he was going to de-commit.

I could have the people in the story mixed up, but that is basically what Judson told a Florida reporter.
 
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bucknut502 said:
IIRC Judson was walking around the WHAC as a committed player and giving a tour to another recruit (Richard LeCounte I believe.) According to him (Judson) Urban Meyer walked past them and said to Judson something to the effect of “you like what you see? You gonna commit to us?” Judson said, “Coach it’s me, Bruce. The speedy guy from Florida.”

Judson said he knew at that moment he was going to de-commit.

I could have the people in the story mixed up, but that is basically what Judson told a Florida reporter.
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Oof, that's a Cooper-esque bungle
 
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bucknut502 said:
IIRC Judson was walking around the WHAC as a committed player and giving a tour to another recruit (Richard LeCounte I believe.) According to him (Judson) Urban Meyer walked past them and said to Judson something to the effect of “you like what you see? You gonna commit to us?” Judson said, “Coach it’s me, Bruce. The speedy guy from Florida.”

Judson said he knew at that moment he was going to de-commit.

I could have the people in the story mixed up, but that is basically what Judson told a Florida reporter.
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That is exactly how it went from what was told.

DaBuckeyes said:
Didn't up being much of a blunder as I don't think he ever played a down in college football. There was some speculation that Urban did it on purpose.
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And yeah, I doubt that. Sounds like a hindsight type comment, at the time Judson was really wanted by staff and fans.
 
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AuTX Buckeye said:
Welcome Cedrick … Please stick around and ignore my negative nancyism
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Some healthy skepticism is warranted based on past experiences, but perhaps with Day it will be different. In general a verbal commit from the south this far out is something recruitniks probably realize may not stick. For now I will say welcome aboard and hope it sticks.
 
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In 2021 Hawkins posted his career high in tackles with 117 including three tackles for loss, four interceptions, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble while helping his team to an 11-2 record and a spot in the 4A Florida State Championship game. He also added a kick return touchdown, adding his value to the special teams game as well, which can be seen at the 0:16 mark of the highlight tape below. Hawkins is a ball hawk who just simply has a nose for the football and creating turnovers.



He has great change of direction and mobility, showing those quick twitch instincts that can make or break you in a game of inches and seconds. He also is not afraid to come up in the run game and make tackles on the running back. He shows the ability to make runners pay when running his direction (see 2:07 above) and won’t flinch when he meets runners in the hole. He shows no fear and an excellent ability to break down and make form tackles. Arm tackles are something Buckeye fans saw enough of in recent years, so they will be happy to hear this. A lot of the tape shows an emphasis on his run stopping ability, which I think has the chance to be elite.

His timing on blitzes is also quite nice and another tool that can be used in the Buckeyes arsenal, whether it be simulated pressure or actually drawing up run blitzes for Hawkins. He still has plenty of room to add more muscle mass and not sacrifice the speed or quick twitch cuts so that he can handle the bigger and more physical receivers in the Big Ten.

Hawkins seems to have the speed and physicality to play both safety spots, but it remains to be seen where he will start his career at with the new and very fluid Buckeye defense under Jim Knowles. He can cover the boundary side of the field very well, but also shows the ability to cover the field side with ease. He has the ability to lock up in man to man or drop back in zone and read the quarterback.
 
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“I was going to commit a couple of days before that, but one of my friends committed on that day so I moved it,” Hawkins said. “I was watching the Rose Bowl game; I was at my house. So, we sat down. And I could just like feel like it was the right time, and they were starting to make a comeback. I was like, ‘I am going to pull the trigger’.”

“It feels nice,” Hawkins said of his weekend visit. “Everyone is glad to see me. You know, since I’ve committed, this is the first time you see me, so it was really just smiles and laughter. really energetic about me being up there.”

 
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