Sophomore cornerback on Florida's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 186 lb · Overtown, FL · Booker T. Washington
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 59 nationally · Signed with Florida
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore cornerback on Florida's 2026 roster.
How he projects
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Grades highest in speed and man coverage.
The full scouting readBen Hanks III
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Ben Hanks III has been at Florida through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Auburn — Week 3, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-21vs Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Campbell | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-39@ Auburn | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 44–39
at Auburn
Since week 2: +4 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (22nd percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
11tackles this season11 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
39.9%
81 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
91 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Myles Norwood’s 2016 season.
Matches Myles on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Antwain Walker's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2019).
Matches Antwain on
Pronunciation Season & Career Stats (PDF) Feature Clips ACADEMIC HONORS SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2025) 2025: Appeared in three games, making his Gators and career debut against Mississippi State and his first career start against Florida State, recording eight tackles, two pass breakups…
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