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Former Cocoa Tiger, Ohio State Safety Cedrick Hawkins Transfers to UCF

By  //  April 21, 2024

class of 2023 4-star ATH has four years of eligibility

Former Cocoa Tiger and current Ohio State defensive back Cedrick Hawkins transferred to the University of Central Florida. Hawkins joins a plethora of other Brevard County natives that are on the Knights’ roster including Ladarius Dennison, Jaylen Hayward, DJ Mccormick, and Jarrad Baker to name a few.

BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA, FLORIDA – Former Cocoa Tiger and current Ohio State defensive back Cedrick Hawkins transferred to the University of Central Florida.

Hawkins joins a plethora of other Brevard County natives that are on the Knights’ roster including Ladarius Dennison, Jaylen Hayward, DJ Mccormick, and Jarrad Baker to name a few.

The class of 2023 4-star athlete has four years of eligibility after redshirting as a freshman last fall.

Hawkins finished with five tackles during Saturday’s spring game.

Coming out of high school Hawkins chose Ohio State over other big-name programs in the mix such as Florida State, the University of Florida, Georgia Tech, and Penn State, to name a few.

According to 247Sports, he was ranked as the nation’s No. 347 prospect and No. 35 safety in his class.

Hawkins, a 5-foot, 11-inch, 170-pound safety, is related to former Cocoa Tiger and Louisville Cardinal, and current Los Angeles Rams running back Javian Hawkins.

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