.jpg) Hankton atNaval Station Mayport with theJacksonville Jaguars in 2005 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Co-offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1981-01-20)January 20, 1981 (age 44) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | St. Augustine(New Orleans) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas Southern | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||||
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Cortez Hankton (born January 20, 1981) is an Americancollege football coach and former player who is thewide receivers coach for theLSU Tigers. He played professionally as a wide receiver in theNational Football League (NFL). Hankton played collegiately for theTexas Southern Tigers. He was originally signed by theJacksonville Jaguars as anundrafted free agent in 2003.
Hankton attendedSt. Augustine High School in New Orleans. He lettered in football and track & field. He is a member ofKappa Alpha Psi fraternity.[citation needed]
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) againstTexas State University. He finished his college career with 175 receptions and 30 touchdowns.
After graduating of Texas Southern in 2002, Hankton was signed as an undrafted free agent in2003, by theJacksonville Jaguars. He proceeded to play in all 16 games as a rookie. He would end up spending four years in Jacksonville, becoming a free agent after the 2006 season.[1]
Hankton signed with theMinnesota Vikings April 16, 2007. He was waived on September 1, 2007.[1]
Hankton signed a reserve/future contract with theTampa Bay Buccaneers on January 1, 2008. He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2008, and spent the entire season there. He re-signed with the Buccaneers on March 5, 2009, and was released on September 5, 2009.[1]
Hankton played in four games for theNew York Sentinels of theUnited Football League in 2009, catching 11 passes for 144 yards.[2]
The following season he played for theFlorida Tuskers under head coachJay Gruden, and was nominated for the league's Offensive Player of the Year. He appeared in seven games, starting six, for the Tuskers in 2010, recording 23 receptions for 283 yards and two touchdowns.[2]
The Tuskers then moved toVirginia and became the Virginia Destroyers for the 2011 season. He played in four games, all starts, for the Destroyers during the 2011 season, totaling 12 catches for 151 yards.[2]
Hankton was brought on to Georgia's coaching staff as pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach.[3] Hankton was part of the Georgia staff when the Bulldogs won the National Championship that year over Alabama.[4]