The first of a few Kansas-born-and-bred Tall Boys to make this heavyweight PrepRedzone Midwest feature, Washburn Rural’s Jacob Hawks can put a hurtin’ on an all-you-can-eat buffet and measures in at a whopping 6’8, 315 lbs. as a high-profile 2025 OT. Washburn Rural is a high-quality Sunshine State program, and not many states embody the term “corn-fed” offensive linemen like the Great State of Kansas. The hulking Hawks helped the Junior Blue to an 11-1 2023 record, and college programs have taken notice of his exploits, with Nebraska visiting him at school and extending a camp invite, Wyoming and Kansas State coming to Topeka to see Hawks in person, and Columbia and NDSU firmly in touch as well. The 6’8 behemoth also visited Nebraska on an unofficial gameday this fall.

I could see Hawks being a big name in the summer camp circuit, as the LT looks good before the snap and displays good bend and flexibility in his stance, and he’s a crushing puller who also looks good when finding work and comboing up to the second level. Hawks thrives in the physical aspects of the sport and owns strong hands and a powerful punch that sent some blitzers and would-be defenders flying when he popped them last fall. I also like how he drives his feet once he’s engaged with an opponent and works to finish, and although he’s experienced in pass pro, he could clean up some technical aspects of his pass set, and he’s overall much more comfortable moving forwards and in run support. Overall though, for his elite size, the Kansas native does demonstrate notable change of direction skills and body control at his size, as well as some functional mobility around the LOS and in space. Good athlete at 6’8, 315 with his best football in front of him Keep your recruiting eyes and ears out for this one.