Anthony Hankerson is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Oregon State.
Hankerson does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mike Sanford Jr., Deion Sanders and Trent Bray. One game to point at: 204 rushing yards and 4 rushing TD against Lafayette — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.3% of his carries. 11 carries for 11 yds vs Texas Tech; 25 for 204 vs Lafayette.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
66.9% of carries overall (253/378) → 58.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/31) — 66.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
16 of 18 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (88.9%). 19 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (79.2%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon State | 247 | 1,088 | 4.4 | 9 | 65 |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 232 | 1,082 | 4.7 | 15 | 83 |
| 2023 | Colorado | 78 | 319 | 4.1 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | Colorado | 68 | 274 | 4.0 | 3 | 23 |
| Career | 625 | 2,763 | 4.4 | 28 | 83 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon State | 22 | 123 | 5.6 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 27 | 151 | 5.6 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | Colorado | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | Colorado | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 70 | 369 | 5.3 | 1 | 20 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 15-34vs California | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-36vs Fresno State | 25 | 136 | 5.4 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-45@ No. 21 Texas Tech | 11 | 12 | 1.1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41@ No. 6 Oregon | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Houston | 23 | 74 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-27@ App State | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-39vs Wake Forest | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-13vs Lafayette | 25 | 204 | 8.2 | 4 | 65 | Season-high 204 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 10-7vs Washington State | 25 | 134 | 5.4 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Sam Houston | 33 | 166 | 5.0 | 2 | 19 | 166-yard day |
| Wk 12 | L 14-31@ Tulsa | 19 | 46 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | L 8-32@ Washington State | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 247 | 1088 | 4.4 | 9 | 65 |
Week 8 · 2025
W 45-13
vs Lafayette
204 rush yds (25 car) · 4 TD
Dominant 32-point win at home against Lafayette.
With G. Johnson — 82 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · 79 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.9 · C. Hatcher Jr. — 63 rush yds (5 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%251 carriesFumble rate
0.8%2 of 247 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 247 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
369% of team targetsCatch rate
64%23 of 36 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
64% catch rate on 36 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 122 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Road5g | 46.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 66.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 124 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Bray
Pass share
51.7%
431 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
69.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
247 carries and 22 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #138 at the position.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr., Deion Sanders, Trent Bray and Robb Akey.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
