- Cortez Hankton
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Cortez Hankton No. 81 Virginia Destroyers Wide receiver Personal information Date of birth: January 20, 1981 Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) Career information College: Texas Southern Undrafted in 2003 Debuted in 2003 for the Jacksonville Jaguars Career history - Jacksonville Jaguars (2003–2006)
- Minnesota Vikings (2007)*
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008)
- New York Sentinels (2009)
- Florida Tuskers (2010–present)
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards - Southwestern Athletic Conference 2nd Team 2001
- Southwestern Athletic Conference 1st Team 2002
- Associated Press 3rd Team All-American 2002
Stats at NFL.com Cortez Hankton (born January 20, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Texas Southern. He attended St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, LA. He lettered in football and track & field. He also is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
He is Texas Southern University's Football Team record holder for career receiving yards (3,400 yds) and season receiving yards (1,270 yds). Also holds the records for most consecutive games with a receiving touchdown (10 games) and the longest play from scrimmage (99 yd receiving TD) against Texas State University. He finished his college career with 175 receptions and 30 touchdowns.
In 2010, Hankton was nominated for Offensive Player of the Year in the United Football League while playing with the Florida Tuskers.
Hankton has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New York Sentinels.
External links
- Florida Trend Student Spotlight
- United Football League Player of the Year Voting
- Player Spotlight
- Mental Game of Football with Cortez Hankton
- Bucs' Hankton Psyched About School
- Hankton Pursues MBA While Playing Football
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