Ceiling: 2026 rotation (DB2) — some opportunity; significant upside (+4.2) · up-year team.
Floor: Unproven — wide downside if it doesn't translate; downside −1.8.
Grade not yet reviewed
8.9+Round 1 Caliber
7.8+Day 2 Caliber
6.7+Day 3 Caliber
5.6+Priority UDFA
4.4+UDFA
3.3+Long Shot
2.2+Raw Prospect
1.1+Deep Project
0.0+Non-Prospect
Grade History
4.02025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes
Blue-chip (4★, No. 134 overall) unproven true freshman DB; no college production on record yet, so the current grade is youth-appropriate — the upside is carried in the ceiling.
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Scouting Report
July 29, 2026
Nick Hankins Jr. #3
Illinois · CB · Fr · 2029 Draft
· Belleville, Ill. · Belleville West
6-0 · 200 lbs
4.0
Long Shot
Floor 2.2 · Ceiling 8.2
#3707 overall · #449 CB of 15102
Scouting Verdict
Blue-chip (4★, No. 134 overall) unproven true freshman DB; no college production on record yet, so the current grade is youth-appropriate — the upside is carried in the ceiling.
Ceiling · 8.2
2026 rotation (DB2) — some opportunity; significant upside (+4.2) · up-year team.
Floor · 2.2
Unproven — wide downside if it doesn't translate; downside −1.8.