Dwayne Haskins Biography
Dwayne Haskins (Dwayne Haskins Jr.) is an American footballer born on 3rd May 1997 in Highland Park, New Jersey. He is a quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He is the record holder for the Big Ten all-time record for passing touchdowns in a single season for the 2018 season after throwing for 54 touchdown.
He is also the only quarterback to ever top the 40-touchdown mark. His 50 touchdown passes were the most by any quarterback in college football during the 2018 season. He is also one of the 6 players to achieve 50 passing touchdown’s in one occasion.
Dwayne Haskins Age
Dwayne Haskins was born on 3rd May 1997 in Highland Park, New Jersey (21 years old as of 2018)
Dwayne Haskins Height
Dwayne is 6 feet 3inches tall
Dwayne Haskins Family
Dwayne was born to Tamara Haskins and Dwayne Haskins Sr. He grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey but his family later moved to Maryland.
Dwayne Haskins Sister
Dwayne has a four years younger sister, Tamia Haskins. She was one of the stars of a Wyrd Sisters play.
Dwayne’s father, Dwayne Haskins Sr., had this to say about the siblings: “They make each other’s day, I believe it started at 5 or 6 years old when he used to go to the bus stop. They used to hold hands. They used to tell each other secrets. Them two together is like a beacon of light.”
Tamia once said that she was very proud of his brother and that he was his best friend since childhood and sometimes her only friend.
“I’m very proud of my brother, and I think he’s accomplished a lot, to be able to see him fulfill his dream is something that’s amazing. … Growing up, Dwayne has always been my best friend. Sometimes he was my only friend. It didn’t matter that I was his younger sister.”
The siblings were featured by Big Ten Network Journey as part of Dwayne Haskins/ The Journey.
.@OhioStateFB QB @dh_simba7 is very close with his sister, Tamia.@BTNJourney featured the Haskins siblings’ friendship, and you won’t want to miss how Dwayne turned his bye week into a family surprise. 👇 pic.twitter.com/Rler1aurui
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 17, 2018
Dwayne Haskins Girlfriend
Dwayne is in a relationship with Savhana Cousin born on 27th July 1998 in Green Springs. She attended Freemont Ross High School and the University of Cincinnati.
Dwayne Haskins High School | Dwayne Haskins High School Stats
Haskins attended the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland where he played for the school team making 5,308 yards and 54 touchdowns throughout the career. He originally committed to the University of Maryland but changed to Ohio State.
Dwayne Haskins Ohio State | Dwayne Haskins College Career
In 2016 Haskins red shirted his year at Ohio State. In 2017 he was the back up to the J.T. Barrett. He finished the season completing 40 of 57 passes for 565 yards and four touchdowns.
At the beginning of 2018 season Haskins was considered the favorite to replace the departing Barrett as the team’s starting quarterback after Joe Burrow transferred. He claimed the single season passing and touchdown records for Ohio State and the Big Ten by eclipsing the 4,000-passing yards mark and throwing more than 40 touchdowns.
He also claimed school records in total offense in a season (4,100+ yards), total offensive yards in a game (477) and total passing yards in a game (470).
He also claimed school records in total offense in a season (4,100+ yards), total offensive yards in a game (477) and total passing yards in a game (470). At the end of the season he he threw for more than 225 passing yards, including eight games of more than 300 yards and four games of more than 400.
During the 2018 Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium he threw for 499 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 45-24 win over Northwestern.
Dwayne Haskins The Giants
Dwayne has expressed his desire to join the Giants on three separate occasions. He once tweeted a photo of himself photo shopped in a Giants jersey with a message warning the NFL about how dynamic the New York offense could be if he joins it.
Teddy Greenstein, a columnist for Chicago Tribune who focuses mainly on college football once did a profile on Haskins where he mentioned the Giants as a landing spot for Haskins in the draft. Haskins was so delighted and said he was hoping for that too.
Dwayne has also said he grew up being a Giants fan. He even attended several Giants football camps with some of the legendary players from their first Super Bowl victory with Tom Coughlin as head coach.
During the Heinsman Trophy ceremony he said: “Big Giants fan, I went to all the Amani Toomer camps growing up. Tiki Barber, Eli Manning, Jeremy Shockey, Antonio Pierce, Osi Umenyiora, Michael Strahan, I can go on and on.”
Dwayne Haskins NFL | Dwayne Haskins NFL Draft
Dwayne was officially declared for the 2019 NFL Draft on 12th January 2019. He has risen up draft projections and is expected to be the first quarterback selected in the draft.
Dwayne Haskins Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer, Ohio State head coach, told the 247sports that Dwayne is one of the incredible quarterbacks he has ever seen.
“I’ve been blessed to be around some incredible quarterbacks, but he’s (Dwayne Haskins) the best that I’ve seen at his age since I’ve been coaching. His release, his arm strength, his size — he’s so much bigger than he was a couple years ago — and his footwork. He’s so well-coached. We have such admiration for his technique.”
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Dwayne Haskins Highlights and Awards
- Big Ten Player of the Year (2018)
- Big Ten Champion (2017, 2018)
- 2019 Rose Bowl Champion
- 2019 Rose Bowl MVP
- 2017 Cotton Bowl Champion
- First team All-Big Ten (2018)
- Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year (2018)
- Chicago Tribune Silver Football (2018)
- Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year (2018)
- 6x Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
- 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game MVP
- Most Passing Yards in a Game (OSU) – 499
- Most Passing TDs in a Game (OSU) – 6
- Most Total Offense in a Game (OSU) – 494
- Most Passing Yards in a Season (OSU/BIG TEN) – 4,831
- Most Passing TDs in a Season (OSU/BIG TEN) – 50
- 2018 Heisman Trophy Finalist
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