Deion Hankins
Deion Hankins
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Deion Hankins has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. He has been named All-Conference USA two seasons running, most recently in 2023. One game to point at: 117 rush yds, 1 rush TD against UL Monroe — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas State, 2,835 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State | 62 | 272 | 4.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 157 | 812 | 5.2 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 140 | 701 | 5.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | UTEP | 121 | 458 | 3.8 | 6 | -- |
| 2020 | UTEP | 121 | 592 | 4.9 | 9 | -- |
| Career | 601 | 2,835 | 4.7 | 25 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | UTEP | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | UTEP | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 140 | 8.8 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 34–27
vs Lamar
4 rush yds (1 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dylan Downing’s 2022 season.
Matches Dylan on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.
Gerrid Doaks
Larry Rountree III
Matches Gerrid on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2020–2024-54%
Sharp dropoff (-54%) — career inflection point.