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DT Johnathan "Big Hank" Hankins (Dallas Cowboys)

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The screen play to the left side? I rewound and made my brother and buddy watch it three times pointing out how quickly he recognized screen and busted his ass to make the tackle.
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The best part about that play was that when Hankins hit him, he went straight down. It looked like a monster truck running over a car.
 
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Kicking tires on one player leads Ohio State Buckeyes football team to others
Published: Thursday, September 29, 2011
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

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Marvin Fong,The Plain Dealer
Johnathan Hankins was considered to be too big to be effective in high school. But the Buckeyes liked his enthusiasm.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State went to look at some physical freaks, and along the way, it picked up some football players. Next to high school teammates who had nearly NFL-ready bodies, running back Jordan Hall was a little small and defensive lineman Johnathan Hankins was a little big.

Everyone knows the Buckeyes were checking out 6-6 quarterback Terrelle Pryor in Jeannette, Pa., when they saw the 5-9 Hall, former OSU coach Jim Tressel often retelling the tale of Hall catching his eye as a smart, quick point guard when he watched Pryor play basketball. On Saturday, the Buckeyes will face 6-7 Michigan State defensive end William Gholston, the top recruit they were checking on in Detroit the first time they came across Hankins.

"I knew that, with my talents and the way I played, people would see me, and it would draw interest in me," Hankins said. "But it was good having him on the team."

That's not unusual in recruiting. If you're a player who isn't quite a jump-off-the-film specimen, a talented teammate can be your best friend.

"Well, he was the No. 1 recruit in the country," Hall said of Pryor, "so that probably did factor in to it. I think, eventually, somebody would have come around."


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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/09/kicking_tires_on_one_player_le.html
 
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Meet a Buckeye: DT Johnathan Hankins
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch Thursday September 29, 2011

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN // JOHNATHAN ?BIG HANK? HANKINS
Age: 19
Year: Sophomore
Vitals: 6 feet 3, 330 pounds
Hometown: Detroit (Southeastern)
Major: Undeclared
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Lightly regarded by some major college scouts his first two years of high school he became highly recruited late in his junior year, and by the time the two-way starter committed to Ohio State in December 2009 of his senior year he also was holding offers from Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida and Wisconsin among others. The reason was obvious: He?s a big man who can move quickly, still a premium find on the recruiting trail.


Q ? You arrived at Ohio State weighing about 360 a year ago, and now you?re at about 330. Why did you lose the weight?

A ? I want to do better for myself. I want to do everything I can do to play better on the field. And I think the diet will just help me be more productive.


Q ? A lot of big people want to lose weight. What?s the key to your diet?

A ? I cut out a lot of bread, a lot of meat. And one of the main things I did was I started eating breakfast, which I hadn?t really done in the past.


Q ? By that, do you mean you started stoking the fire with a grand portion of bacon and eggs?

A ? No, I had to stay away from that. I usually eat some oatmeal, maybe some toast. Just small portions and light meals.

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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/09/30/gameday/meet-a-buckeye.html
 
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Great player might be the MVP of the team for me so far its between him, Simon and Roby. Can play DT or DE and get pressure either way moves great for someone that big and he's a main reason why we keep stopping the 3rd and 1s nobody can take it inside on him.
 
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Oh, I can only dream of what our DL would look like with Big Hank and Simon up the middle with Williams and Thomas on the edge....oh I can dream. Would certainly love for both Thomas and Williams to be healthy by the Wiscy game.
 
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Hankins Becoming ?Dominant Force? Up Front
By Brandon Castel

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Johnathan Hankins is only in his second year at Ohio State, but that has not stopped the 335-pound defensive lineman from garnering NFL attention already this season.
Johnathan Hankins

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He still has another year and half before he is even eligible for the next level, but that doesn?t mean people aren?t taking notice of what he has been doing as a sophomore with the Buckeyes.

?What a year it's been for Ohio State sophomore DT Johnathan Hankins,? ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said on his Twitter account.

?The gifted 6-2, 335-pounder has been a dominant force.?

Kiper is hardly the first to notice Hankins? impressive play this fall, and he won?t be the last. Illinois got a heavy dose of ?Big Hank? over the weekend as he led the Buckeyes with nine tackles, including two in the backfield.

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http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2011/Bye-Week/hankins.html
 
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The fact that this kid plays on the outside is amazing to me. Guys this size are supposed to eat up space... Its a blessing that he has that kind of speed at that size.

Now, where do we find three more for the next few seasons?
 
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