Both UDFA Guards that spent camp with the Eagles.
Donald Hawkins
Height: 6-4 Weight: 301 Age: 22
College: Texas
Experience: Rookie
STRENGTHS
Can wall off, shuffle and sustain. Works angles in the run game and can gain positioning and lock out. Blue-collar worker with a serious, business-like approach. The game is important to him.
WEAKNESSES
Average size, arm length and body control for the edges. Struggles initiating contact on the move and connecting with linebackers. Limited base and finishing strength. Only bench-pressed 225 pounds 20 times at his pro day and needs to get stronger and learn to play with more shock in his hands. Tends to grab more than punch and can be exposed by edge speed.
DRAFT PROJECTION
Free agent
BOTTOM LINE
A finesse, college left tackle lacking ideal agility, bend and balance to handle NFL speed rushers and the girth, strength and power desired on the right side. Will have a long battle to earn a role and needs to get stronger. Best chance could come at right guard.
-NFLN
STRENGTHS: Hawkins stays light on his feet with good lateral quickness and shuffle to protect the edge, doing a nice job squaring up defenders with natural body control and coordination. Hawkins looks comfortable pulling and blocking on the move with the athleticism to get to the second level and clear the road down the field. WEAKNESSES: He has a narrow base and too often gets caught lunging and whiffing at his targets, falling off balance and struggling to recover. Hawkins utilizes angles and flashes an aggressive demeanor at the point of attack, but has room to improve his timing off the snap and his overall discipline. --Dane Brugler
PLAYER OVERVIEW
Hawkins arrived in Austin in the spring of 2012 and quickly earned the starting LT job, starting 11 games protecting the quarterback?s blind side last season. He played two seasons at Northwest Community College where he didn?t allow a sack in his 19 starts at the JUCO level. While he doesn?t have elite height and length for the tackle position, Hawkins showed enough in his first season at the FBS level to catch the eyes of scouts around the NFL. (9/6/13) -CBS
Karim Barton
Height: 6-2 Weight: 313 Age: 22
College: Morgan State
Experience: Rookie
Nobody bothered with a write-up. FCS standout