Biography
2016 (Senior)
Started all 12 games at quarterback for the second year in a row … Named NSU’s Offensive MVP … Also for the second year in a row, Hankerson led NSU in both rushing and passing yardage … Ranked eighth in the MEAC with 540 yards rushing, including six touchdowns … His 1,718 passing yards were fifth-most in the conference … Was third in the MEAC with 2,258 yards of total offense … Threw eight touchdown passes … Had his best game of the year in a loss to Howard, completing 25-of-35 passes for 366 yards while also rushing for two scores … Set new career highs in completions and yards … Also threw two touchdown passes in the win over Elizabeth City State and a season-high three against Morgan State … Passed for 219 yards in the win over MSU … Played in the HBCU Spirit of America Bowl Game in Virginia Beach for college seniors following the season … Left school third all-time in total offense at NSU (4,733 total yards).
2015 (Junior)
Started all 11 games in his first season as a Spartan … Completed 177 of 347 passes for 2,052 yards with 13 touchdowns and just five interceptions … Also led NSU in rushing, with 423 net rushing yards and three more scores … Ranked fourth in the MEAC in passing yards per game (186.5) and third in total offense (225.0 ypg) … Averaged 242.6 yards per game in total offense in NSU’s eight MEAC games … His 2,475 yards of total offense rank as the fifth-most in a single season in school history … His 2,052 passing yards are No. 6 on the school single-season records list … Passed for 199 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opener at Rutgers … Rushed for 74 yards on 11 carries and threw for 163 yards at ODU … Rushed for 25 yards and passed for 95, including one TD pass, at Marshall … Threw for 176 yards and a score in the win over Hampton … Posted season highs of 24 completions and 294 passing yards in the come-from-behind win at Howard … Tossed two TD passes and also completed a two-point conversion pass at Howard … Threw the winning 6-yard TD pass to DeAndre Sangster with 41 seconds left … Limited to 129 passing yards and minus-9 rushing yards against North Carolina A&T … Threw a career-high four touchdown passes and amassed a career-high 363 yards of total offense in the 59-49 loss at Bethune-Cookman … Completed 19-of-36 passes for 266 yards at B-CU, while also rushing for a career-high 97 yards on 11 carries … The following week, Hankerson rushed 16 times for 89 yards and two touchdowns and also threw for 235 yards on 20-of-35 passing at N.C. Central … Scored on runs of 13 and 77 yards, the latter coming after several broken tackles on a fourth-quarter scramble … Threw for one touchdown and was 18-of-35 passing for 131 yards without an interception in the win over Savannah State … Passed for 241 yards and one score in the loss to South Carolina State … Ran for 88 yards on nine carries, threw for 128 yards on 15-of-25 passing and accounted for two touchdowns in the season-ending win over Morgan State … Ran for the go-ahead 57-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter.
At FAU (Freshman/Sophomore)
Played in 16 games over his two years at FAU … Passed for a total of 647 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 75 more yards … Started twice in his career, passing for 272 yards against Rice as a freshman and throwing for 88 yards against No. 2 Alabama as a sophomore … Ended his freshman season with 566 yards of total offense (484 passing, 82 rushing) … Completed 23-of-48 passes for 163 yards and one TD in eight games as a sophomore in 2014.
High School
Played for Wayne Blair at Boyd Anderson High School … Led his team to a 10-3 record as a senior, when he led all Broward County quarterbacks with 2,555 yards and 26 touchdowns … Earned first-team All-Broward County 8A-6A and second-team all-state honors as a senior, when he helped Boyd Anderson reach the third round of the state 7A playoffs … As a junior, threw for 1,962 yards and 19 scores … Also played basketball at Boyd Anderson.
Personal
Greg Hankerson Jr. was born on March 24, 1995 … Son of Greg Hankerson Sr. and Ricshonda Hankerson … Majoring in business.
Hankerson Career Highs
Completions: 25 (vs. Howard, 10-1-16)
Passing Attempts: 37 (vs. S.C. State, 11-14-15)
Passing Yards: 366 (vs. Howard, 10-1-16)
TD Passes: 4 (at Bethune-Cookman, 10-24-15)
Long Pass: 64 (vs. Howard, 10-1-16)
Rushing Attempts: 21 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 10-22-16)
Rushing Yards: 97 (at Bethune-Cookman, 10-24-15)
Rushing TD: 2 (2x, last vs. Howard, 10-1-16)
Long Rush: 77 (at N.C. Central, 10-31-15)
