University of Arizona Athletics

At Arizona: Will contend for a linebacker role ... Forced into action in his true freshman year in 2011 ... Played in 10 games with starts in the first three contests ... Recorded 10 tackles with a season high of five in the Stanford game.

High School: Dallas Morning News All-Prospect Top 25 ... Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools All-District II-2 honors as a sophomore and junior ... PrepStar All-American as an athlete ... The Sporting News Top 100 ... InsideTexas.com Top 30 ... Texas High School Football Top 40 ... MaxPreps Top 25 inside linebacker ... Collected 126 tackles, seven sacks, six forced fumbles, an interception and three fumble recoveries ... Parish Episcopal head coach Scott Nady - who played at Cal - likened Hankins to Arizona great Tedy Bruschi for his nose on the ball and an extremely high "motor" ... Considered among top LB prospects in Texas and top-10 nationally by ESPNU ... Dave Campbell's Texas High School Football Top 20 ... 136 tackles and 12 sacks, with three forced fumbles as a junior ... Had 105 tackles and three forced fumbles as a sophomore.

Personal: Majoring in pre-business.