2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 3
Nick Hankins Jr.
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Belleville, Ill.
- High School:
- Belleville West
High School
- Four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
- No. 92 player in the nation by Rivals
- Position ranks: #12 (Rivals), #16 (247), #21 (ESPN)
- State ranks: #2 (Rivals), #5 (247), #6 (ESPN)
- Played for head coach Ken Turner at Belleville West
- Three-year letterwinner
- 2025 IHSFCA 7A All-State First Team
- Also played basketball in high school and was an All-Southwestern Conference selection
- Two-time Academic All-Southwestern Conference
- Offers included Auburn, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ole Miss, Purdue, Stanford, Tennessee, USC, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Personal
- Born June 22, 2008
- Son of Nick Hankins Sr. and Precious Lyons
- Three brothers, Rickey, Kunle, and Solomon, and one sister, Janylah
- Plans to major in business
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