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Nick Hankins Jr.

NickHankins Jr.

Belleville, ILBelleville West

Jersey

#3

Pos

CB

HT / WT

6-0 / 195

Class

FR

Rivals Industry

93.50

Rivals

95

NATL: #96
POS: #12
ST: #2

NATL: #215
POS: #25
ST: #7

NATL: #159
POS: #16
ST: #5

The Journey

Class of 2026

Illinois Fighting Illini

Fighting Illini

ENROLLED

BE

Belleville West

2024 – 2025

HIGH SCHOOL

Film

HIGHLIGHTS · ANALYSIS · COMMIT FILM

NICK HANKINS JR.

HIGHLIGHTS · HUDL

Nick Hankins Jr. - Belleville West - 2025 Senior Season Highlights

Posted 12/25/25

Nick Hankins - Belleville West - 2024 Junior Season Highlights

Highlights · 02/24/25

Nick Hankins 23/24 season highlights

Highlights · 05/31/24

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Team Predictions

Industry Consensus · RPM Picks

All Teams All Predictions

Team

Prediction

Recruited By

Distance

Class Rank

Draft Pos (5yr)

Draft Total (5yr)

ENROLLED6/19/2025

25.2%

147 mi

22

3

14

OFFERED

28.7%

125 mi

27

3

17

OFFERED

21.6%

—

375 mi

9

2

19

OFFERED

4.8%

—

213 mi

50

1

13

OFFERED

4.8%

415 mi

58

1

9

IllinoisENROLLED

Corey Parker

25.2%

MissouriOFFERED

Al Pogue

28.7%

TennesseeOFFERED

—

21.6%

PurdueOFFERED

—

4.8%

Michigan StateOFFERED

Blue Adams

4.8%

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Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

top Illinois signees afi

Where the top 2026 Illinois recruits signed this cycle

Hunter Shelton12/17/25

NSD AFI-2025 copy

National Signing Day: Analysts empty their notebooks on the 2026 class

Rivals Staff12/1/25

Jackson Cantwell 4 copy 1

Midwest intel: The latest on big names before National Signing Day

Greg Smith11/17/25

Measurements & Testing

Nick Hankins Jr.Belleville West

Top 300 CB AvgAvg. Last 3 Years

NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

195

185

192

105.4%101.6%

Height

6-0

6-0

6-0

100.0%100.0%

Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

top Illinois signees afi

Where the top 2026 Illinois recruits signed this cycle

Hunter Shelton12/17/25

NSD AFI-2025 copy

National Signing Day: Analysts empty their notebooks on the 2026 class

Rivals Staff12/1/25

Jackson Cantwell 4 copy 1

Midwest intel: The latest on big names before National Signing Day

Greg Smith11/17/25

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