Hassan Haskins

Hassan Askiali Haskins Jr. (born November 26, 1999) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan.

Hassan Haskins
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Haskins in 2022
No. 25 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Eureka
(Eureka, Missouri)
College:Michigan (2018–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 131
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/commissioner's exempt list
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Rushing yards:93
Rushing average:3.7
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:11
Receiving yards:57
Receiving touchdowns:0
Return yards:414
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

In addition to playing football at Eureka High School in Eureka, Missouri, Haskins participated in basketball and track and field. Haskins placed second in the high jump at the 2017 MSHSAA Class 5 State Championship, clearing 6' 7".[1] As a senior, he led the basketball team in blocks and steals while averaging 8.1 points per game.[2] As a junior on the football team, Haskins had 242 carries, 1,509 yards, and 19 rushing touchdowns to go along with 2 receiving touchdowns and one passing touchdown. He added 12 sacks and a fumble recovery as a defensive end.[3] As a senior, he had 255 carries, 2,197 yards, and 31 rushing touchdowns with 2 receiving touchdowns. He also contributed on defense with 9 sacks and two fumble recoveries, one of which he returned for a 50-yard touchdown.[4]

Haskins was lightly recruited by Power Five football programs. He ran a 4.74 second 40-yard dash in high school, and his speed could be a reason for his under-rating. Said Haskins' high school assistant coach Tyler Wasson, "There was a 1-AA team that would e-mail us, 'Well, he doesn't fit our system. He's not fast enough.'" When Michigan was recruiting Haskins, he was the nation's 82nd best running back and well outside the top 1,000 recruits in the class.[5] Haskins committed to Michigan on October 29, 2017, as a three-star running back.[6] He ended the recruitment cycle as the no. 975 overall recruit after he signed with Michigan.[5]

College career

In his redshirt freshman year, Haskins agreed to move to defense to play linebacker. In 2019, with the graduation of Karan Higdon and the suspension of Chris Evans, Haskins moved back to running back to improve the depth at the position. Haskins had his breakout game on October 12, 2019, when he carried 12 times for 125 yards with his first collegiate touchdown against Illinois. In his first collegiate start on October 26, 2019, against Notre Dame, Haskins had 20 carries for 149 yards, including a 49-yard long rush.[7] He finished the 2019 season with 121 carries for 622 yards and four touchdowns. Haskins claimed that spending time at linebacker gave him a better vision of the running lanes and helped him see what opposing defenses were trying to do.[8]

Haskins with Michigan in 2019

On November 27, 2021, in a game against Ohio State, Haskins recorded five rushing touchdowns.[9] Haskins finished the regular season with 1,232 rushing yards on 244 carries (an average of 5.0 yards per carry) and tied for second in program history with 18 single-season rushing touchdowns (tying Anthony Thomas and Chris Perry).[10] He was selected as a first-team running back on the 2021 All-Big Ten football team. With two rushing touchdowns in the 2021 Big Ten Football Championship Game, Haskins set the single-season program record with 20 rushing touchdowns, surpassing the previous record of 19 set by Ron Johnson in 1968.[11] At that point, he carried the ball 443 times since 2019 without a single fumble – the most in college football over the span.[12]

College statistics
Michigan Wolverines
Season Team Conf GP Rushing Receiving
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2018MichiganBig Ten 3000.00000.00
2019MichiganBig Ten 121216225.146406.70
2020MichiganBig Ten 6613756.16000.00
2021MichiganBig Ten 142701,3274.920181317.30
Career324522,3245.130241717.10

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand spanBench press
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m)		 228 lb
(103 kg)		 31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		 9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		27 reps
All values from NFL Combine[13][14][15]

Haskins was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round, 131st overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft.[16] On December 29, while helping fill in for injured Derrick Henry, Haskins rushed 12 times for 40 yards and caught two of three targets for 13 yards during a 27–13 Week 17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.[17]

On August 28, 2023, Haskins was placed on injured reserve.[18] The next day, he was placed on the Commissioner Exempt List due to Haskins' June 2023 arrest for a domestic dispute.[19][20]

Personal life

Haskins' older brother Maurice Alexander was drafted in the fourth round by the St. Louis Rams in the 2014 NFL Draft.[21]

Aggravated assault arrest

On June 30, 2023, Haskins and his ex-girlfriend were both arrested by Davidson County police due to an alleged domestic violence exchange.[22] He was officially charged with aggravated assault by strangulation and released later the same day after posting a $10,000 bond.[23]

References
  1. "Eureka High School Results at Missouri State Track and Field Championships, Class 3,4,5". MoMileSplit. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. "2017–18 Basketball Boys". STLToday.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. "2016–17 Football". STLToday.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. "2017–18 Football". STLToday.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. Sang, Orion (November 14, 2019). "Why almost everyone except Michigan football whiffed on Hassan Haskins". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  6. McMann, Aaron (October 30, 2017). "Michigan lands commitment from three-star RB Hassan Haskins (2018)". mlive. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  7. "Hassan Haskins – Football". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  8. Sang, Orion (October 14, 2019). "Michigan football's Hassan Haskins used time on defense to boost his running back game". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  9. "Michigan's Haskins scored 5 TDs". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. November 27, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  10. "Postgame Notes: #6 Michigan 42, #2 Ohio State 27". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  11. "Postgame Notes: #2 Michigan 42, #15 Iowa 3". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  12. Brown, Brandon (December 9, 2021). "Another Reason Why Hassan Haskins Is The Man". Fan Nation. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  13. "Hassan Haskins Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  14. "Hassan Haskins, Michigan, RB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  15. "Hassan Haskins 2022 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  16. Wyatt, Jim (April 30, 2022). "Titans Select Michigan RB Hassan Haskins in the Fourth Round (Pick 131) of Saturday's NFL Draft". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  17. "Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans – December 29th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  18. Wyatt, Jim (August 28, 2023). "Roster Moves: Titans Remove OL Dillon Radunz from PUP List, Place RB Hassan Haskins on IR, While Waiving Three More Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
  19. Moraitis, Mike (August 29, 2023). "Titans' Hassan Haskins placed on Commissioner Exempt List". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  20. Wyatt, Jim (August 29, 2023). "Titans Trim Roster Ahead of NFL's Deadline". TennesseeTitans.com.
  21. Kvidahl, David (August 3, 2017). "No. 28: Haskins brings old-school mindset to Eureka backfield". STLToday.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  22. Moraitis, Mike (June 30, 2023). "Titans' Hassan Haskins charged with aggravated assault". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  23. Davenport, Turron (June 30, 2023). "Titans' Hassan Haskins arrested on aggravated assault charge". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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