Blake Hawkins holds the RDE · Depth spot in Iowa State Cyclones’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Blake Hawkins is a right defensive end for the Iowa State Cyclones who transferred from Iowa Western Community College. The 6'4", 235-pound prospect from Gretna, Nebraska attended Gretna High School, where he recorded 52 tackles as a senior on a runner-up state championship team. After redshirting in 2024, Hawkins played and started all 13 games in 2025 as Iowa Western won the NJCAA national championship. He posted 55 tackles including a nation-leading 23.5 tackles for loss, added 13.0 sacks (third nationally), three forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. In the national championship game against Hutchinson Community College, he contributed five tackles including a sack.