Johnathan
Hankins.

Johnathan
Hankins.

Ohio State· 6'3"· 320 lb· 5.31s 40
3-4 two-gap defense focused on controlling interior gaps and funneling plays to linebackers.
Year 1 rotational 3-4 nose tackle with the ceiling to be a long-term starter who anchors the run defense.
Any scheme that asks him to regularly penetrate and win with speed or quickness in pass-rushing situations.
Hankins fits best in a run-stuffing defensive scheme that values powerful, space-eating interior linemen over agile pass rushers.
Selected #49 overall in Round 2 of the 2013 NFL Draft by New York Giants out of Ohio State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 5.31sp50
- Vertical
- 26inp50
- Broad jump
- 104inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.59sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.61sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ohio State | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Ohio State | 13 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Ohio State | 12 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 38 | 138 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Johnathan Hankins has played defensive tackle for the New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, and Dallas Cowboys. He has been a consistent and reliable run-stuffing defensive tackle throughout his career, often anchoring the interior of the defensive line.
