Strengths

• Tough and scrappy with forceful nature to be physical at all levels of the field. Has good bulk on his frame to be aggressive in run support.
• He is aggressive in run support, with a physical mentality, but struggles to break down space and leaves production on the field.
• Strong enough to redirect receivers at the line and camouflage his average speed.
• Takes accurate angles to the ballcarrier. A strong, aggressive tackler and doesn't back down against the run.
• Versatile with experience as an in-the-box safety and in-man coverage.

Weaknesses

• Questionable technique and he gets lazy with fundamentals, sometimes getting high in his backpedal and will breach the coverage call seeking flashy plays
• Opens his hips too early and allows himself to get turned around in coverage.
• Has only average long speed and body flexibility.
• Needs to get stronger. Too easily lost in the trash. Not a sudden athlete and shows body stiffness when attempting to quickly redirect.
• Not great in man coverage. Does not have elite speed and loses speed/gears down while turning.

Brad Hawkins percentiles vs other Safety's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)