Deion Hankins: RB · Texas State · #33.
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Deion Hankins
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. Another came in 2023: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 117 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against UL Monroe — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
12.3% of carries overall (61/494) → 31.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (30/96) — 36.7% 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
11 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (73.3%). 7 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Lamar | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-10vs UTSA | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-17@ Troy | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas State | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-23vs Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17@ UL Monroe | 16 | 117 | 7.3 | 1 | 47 | Season-high 117 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 58-3vs Southern Miss | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-52vs Georgia State | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-38@ South Alabama | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Bowl | W 30-28vs North Texas | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 62 | 272 | 4.4 | 2 | 47 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 38-17
at UL Monroe
117 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 21-point win on the road against UL Monroe.
With L. Rau — 39.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20 · B. Jackson — 126 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · 16 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.5
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%54 carriesFumble rate
1.6%1 of 62 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 62 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 17.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 47.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 18.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 35.6 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
45.1%
428 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #264 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at UTEP and Texas State, 2,876 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 54 games over six seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Dimel and G.J. Kinne.
