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Big Ten: NFL Draft prospect watch
By Mike Singer | CBSSports.com
September 18, 2012
Here's the latest on the conference's top players who are projected to go from playing on Saturdays to starring on Sundays.
1. DT Johnathan Hankins, 6-3, 317, Ohio State
Why he has the top spot: Hankins was Ohio State's defensive player of the week two Saturday's ago for his efforts against UCF even though he had just three tackles, meaning that coach Urban Meyer recognized his efforts along the interior. Defensive tackles' work is often lost along the trenches but Hankins' relentless pressure yielded his first sack of the season to thwart a fourth-quarter comeback attempt from Golden Bears quarterback Zach Maynard in last weekend's 35-28 win.
Season stats (three games): 15 tackles, one sack
HorticullyBuck;2219863; said:was at the game today. i can confidently say that without this man the game might have gone much differently. anyone have his stats on the game?
Ohio State's Johnathan Hankins to see former high school teammate, Michigan State's William Gholston, when Buckeyes play Spartans on Saturday
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
on September 28, 2012
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Johnathan Hankins has become a force in the interior of Ohio State's defense. (Photo by Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)
COLUMBUS ? Remember Cameron Heyward's 80-yard interception return against Miami two years ago, the one where the Ohio State defensive lineman ran out of gas and was tackled at the 15-yard line?
That's what Johnathan Hankins' father said his son dreams about every day.
?He's looking to pick off a pass and run it back,? James Ward said of his 322-pound son. ?He's looking for that ball in the flat and believe me, if he gets it, he's going to run it back. And he just might do a flip into the end zone.?
After watching Hankins during three college football seasons with the Buckeyes develop into a potential top-10 pick in the NFL Draft, with a wide body, quick feet and game-changing style, Ohio State fans, who know him as Big Hank, might believe it.
Those who have been watching Hankins do this his whole life, and know him as John-John, don't doubt it for a second.
Honest and funny, Hankins ends about every third answer during interviews with a quick and almost indistinguishable ?know what I'm saying.? Yeah, people know what he's saying. Because they've been watching what he's doing.
?I've never seen anyone like Johnathan Hankins,? said Donshell English, his former coach at Detroit's Southeastern High School. ?Ever.?
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