Cortez Hankton

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Cortez Hankton
Cortez Hankton (cropped).jpg
Hankton at Naval Station Mayport with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2005
LSU Tigers
Position:Passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born: (1981-01-20) January 20, 1981 (age 42)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Augustine
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College: Texas Southern
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Dartmouth (2012–2014)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Vanderbilt (2015–2017)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Georgia (2018)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Georgia (2019–2021)
    Pass game coordinator & wide receivers coach
  • LSU (2022–present)
    Pass game coordinator & wide receivers coach
Career highlights and awards
As player
  • First-team All-SWAC (2002)
  • Second-team All-SWAC (2001)
  • Third-team All-American (2002)
As coach
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:34
Receiving yards:310
Receiving TDs:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Cortez Hankton (born January 20, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach at LSU. He was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Texas Southern. He attended St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. He lettered in football and track & field. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

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In 2010, Hankton was nominated for Offensive Player of the Year in the United Football League while playing with the Florida Tuskers.

College career

He is Texas Southern University's record holder for career receiving yards (3,400 yds) and season receiving yards (1,270 yds). He also holds the records for most consecutive games with a receiving touchdown (10 games) and the longest play from scrimmage (99 yd receiving TD) against Texas State University. He finished his college career with 175 receptions and 30 touchdowns.

Professional career

After graduating of Texas Southern in 2002, Hankton was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003, by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He proceeded to play in all 16 games as a rookie. He would end up spending four year in Jacksonville. Hankton signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2007 and spent all of 2008 on injured reserve with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After his NFL career, he signed with the New York Sentinels of the United Football League. The following season he played for the Florida Tuskers under head coach Jay Gruden, and was nominated for the league's Offensive Player of the Year. The Tuskers then moved to Virginia and became the Destroyers for the 2011 season.

Coaching career

Hankton was brought on to Georgia's coaching staff as pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach. [1] Hankton was part of the Georgia staff when the Bulldogs won the National Championship that year over Alabama. [2]

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References

  1. "Coach Smart, assistants provide updates on Georgia Bulldogs". SicEmDawgs.com. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  2. Blinder, Alan (January 10, 2022). "How Georgia Beat Alabama to Win College Football's National Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2023.