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Tayler Hawkins
Tayler Colby Hawkins (born December 27, 1997) is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State.

Early Years
Hawkins was born in Palm Springs, CA and attended Palm Springs High School. Hawkins was rated as a three-star recruit by the 247 composite, receiving offers from several Division I colleges such as Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Washington, Washington State and Wyoming. He committed to San Diego State to play college football.

College Career
Hawkins redshirted in his true freshman year of 2016. In his redshirt freshman season, Hawkins did not play the first 3 games of the season because of a knee injury, but played in the final 10 games. In his redshirt sophomore season, he played in all 13 games, starting 5 of them for the Aztecs. In his redshirt junior season, Hawkins played in all 13 games, and started in 5 games for the Aztecs. In his redshirt senior season, Hawkins started all eight games for the Aztecs and was named an honorable mention all-Mountain West pick. In his final season with the Aztecs, Hawkins displayed his "breakout year". In 2021, he led the Aztecs defense to their first 11 win season in the school's 99 years of football competition, clinching the West Division title. The Aztecs entered the Mountain West championship game ranked No.19 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Individually, Hawkins owned the second-best coverage rating in the country among defensive backs (89.4), according to Pro Football Focus. His stellar final season with the Aztecs allowed him to earn a second-team all-Mountain West selection. Pro Football Focus also named Hawkins to their first-team Mountain West Team of the Year.