6′0″ · 205 lb · Belleville, IL · Belleville West
He has tackles in 2 of Illinois’s 6 games: none in the other 4.
Nick Hankins Jr.
One game to point at: 3 tackles against UAB — Week 1, 2026.
4 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
51.9%
192 pass / 178 run
Plays / game
61.7
6 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
216 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
His career
