Cortez Hankton
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 20, 1981 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Texas Southern | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||||
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Cortez Hankton (born January 20, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver who is currently an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University. 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.
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.
In 2010, Hankton was nominated for Offensive Player of the Year in the United Football League while playing with the Florida Tuskers.
Hankton has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New York Sentinels.
External links
- Just Sports Stats
- Florida Trend Student Spotlight
- United Football League Player of the Year Voting
- Player Spotlight
- Mental Game of Football with Cortez Hankton
- Bucs' Hankton Psyched About School
- Hankton Pursues MBA While Playing Football