Hawkins and Campbell Earn CSFL Weekly Recognition

The Navy duo helped the Mids claim their 25th outright CSFL title last Friday at Army

	Navy sophomore linebacker Tyler Hawkins

Nov. 6, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy sprint football linebacker Tyler Hawkins (So./Canyon Country, Calif.) and defensive back James Campbell (Jr./Kansas City, Mo.) have been selected as the CSFL Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday morning.

With the help of Hawkins and Campbell, the Midshipmen (6-0, 4-0 CSFL) won their 25th outright CSFL Championship with a convincing 41-13 N-Star victory over Army in West Point last Friday. Navy's 25 outright league titles and 32 total league crowns are the most among any team in league history.

Hawkins spearheaded the Navy defensive effort against the Black Knights, leading the way with 14 tackles, one for a loss of nine yards, forced and recovered a fumble, intercepted a pass and returned it 10 yards and swatted away two other aerial attempts. With his performance, the Midshipmen were able to limit Army's rushing attack to minus-six yards on the ground, the second time the Mids have forced negative rushing yards this year and the fourth time in school history.

The product of Canyon Country, Calif., produced double-digit tackles in two games this season, with the other coming in a 17-tackle performance against 2006 league champion Cornell, in which he also earned CSFL Defensive Player-of-the-Week kudos.

Despite missing the season opener at Frostburg State JV, Hawkins finished the year with a team-best 54 tackles, which also ranks fourth in the CSFL.

Campbell, the league's leader in interceptions with three this fall, also made his contributions felt on special teams last Friday. He returned five punts for 51 yards, including a 20-yard scamper in the first quarter. Two of his returns helped start Navy drives inside Army territory, as the Midshipmen average starting field position was their 36 yardline.

For the year, Campbell returned 16 punts for 151 yards (9.4 yards per return) with a long of 27 yards.

This marks the first time in his career that Campbell has been named CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week. Navy has claimed that award five times in six games this fall, with kicker David Reifenberg (So./Ft. Wayne, Ind.) earned the award four times in 2007, en route to breaking the school record for extra points made in a season.