Football
Hawkins, Armond
Armond Hawkins
- Title:
- Cornerbacks Coach
- Phone:
- 919-966-2575
Armond Hawkins, a former recruiting analyst and secondary coach at the University of Washington, joined the Tar Heels as cornerbacks coach in 2025.
While at Washington, he worked under former Huskies and new UNC defensive coordinator Steve Belichick on a staff that helped UW climb from No. 99 nationally in total defense in 2023 to No. 26 in 2024.
Hawkins' coaching career also includes stints at Arizona (2023) and Colorado (2022). He also was the director of high school relations at Southern California from 2020-22.
Hawkins’ Year-by-Year History
2020-2021: USC (Director of High School Relations)
2022: Colorado (Assistant Recruiting Coordinator)
2023: Arizona (Assistant Director of Recruiting and Defensive Analyst)
2024: Washington (Defensive Analyst)
2025-Present: North Carolina (Cornerbacks Coach)
While at Washington, he worked under former Huskies and new UNC defensive coordinator Steve Belichick on a staff that helped UW climb from No. 99 nationally in total defense in 2023 to No. 26 in 2024.
Hawkins' coaching career also includes stints at Arizona (2023) and Colorado (2022). He also was the director of high school relations at Southern California from 2020-22.
Hawkins’ Year-by-Year History
2020-2021: USC (Director of High School Relations)
2022: Colorado (Assistant Recruiting Coordinator)
2023: Arizona (Assistant Director of Recruiting and Defensive Analyst)
2024: Washington (Defensive Analyst)
2025-Present: North Carolina (Cornerbacks Coach)
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