Darius Hanks
{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Darius Hanks
| image = Darius hanks.jpg
| caption = Hanks at Redskins training camp in 2012.
| number = 17
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|23}}
| birth_place = Bronxville, New York , U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 187
| undraftedyear = 2012
| high_school = Norcross (GA)
| college = Alabama
| pastteams = * Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2012}})
| highlights = * BCS national champion (2010, 2012)
}}
Darius Hanks (born February 23, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Alabama. Despite being projected as a fifth round draft pick, he was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2012.{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Practice-Notes-Day-2-Rookie-Mini-Camp/9a0352db-6ddd-4887-8485-a1545b3551b2|title=Practice Notes: Day 2 Rookie Mini-Camp|last=Tinsman|first=Brian|date=May 5, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821192942/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Practice-Notes-Day-2-Rookie-Mini-Camp/9a0352db-6ddd-4887-8485-a1545b3551b2|archive-date=August 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0
| weight = 184
| dash = 4.66
| ten split =
| twenty split =
| shuttle =
| cone drill =
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 9
| bench = 11
| arm span = 31{{fraction|3|4}}
| hand span = 9{{fraction|1|2}}
| note = All values from NFL Combine[http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/darius-hanks?id=2533331 NFL Combine Profile]}}
Hanks was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2012.{{cite news|work=WashingtonPost.com| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/redskins-add-12-undrafted-rookies/2012/04/29/gIQAjJvRpT_blog.html|title=Redskins add 12 undrafted rookies|last=Jones|first=Mike|date=April 29, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012}} He was waived-injured on August 13 due to suffering a shoulder injury when making a diving catch during training camp.{{cite web|work=Washington.CBSLocal.com|url=http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/08/06/training-camp-report-mondays-quick-hitters/|title=Redskins Training Camp Report: Monday's Quick-Hitters|last=Paulsen|first=Grant|date=August 6, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012}}{{cite news|work=WashingtonPost.com|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/redskins-add-chris-campbell-waive-darius-hanks/2012/08/13/11408a3a-e54e-11e1-936a-b801f1abab19_blog.html|last=Jones|first=Mike| title=Redskins add Chris Campbell, waive Darius Hanks|date=August 13, 2012|access-date=August 13, 2012}}{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|title=Redskins Sign Campbell, Waive Hanks|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Campbell-Waive-Hanks/1d65b073-36b5-4530-a807-ea0a3706bfca|last=Tinsman|first=Brian|date=August 13, 2012|access-date=August 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815204747/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Campbell-Waive-Hanks/1d65b073-36b5-4530-a807-ea0a3706bfca|archive-date=August 15, 2012|url-status=dead}} After not being claimed off waivers, Hanks was officially put on the team's injured reserve list.{{cite web|work=CSNWashington.com|url=http://www.csnwashington.com/football-washington-redskins/redskins-talk/Report-Neild-has-been-waived-injured?blockID=757145&feedID=6355|last=Tandler|first=Rich|title=Report: Neild has been waived-injured|date=August 15, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Favorite-IR-Neild-Hanks/5cac2449-667a-4a44-bf4a-b703fe190bbc|title=Redskins Sign Favorite, IR Neild, Hanks|last=Tinsman|first=Brian|date=August 16, 2012|access-date=August 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818160559/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Favorite-IR-Neild-Hanks/5cac2449-667a-4a44-bf4a-b703fe190bbc|archive-date=August 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}
In April 2013, Hanks was waived by the Redskins after failing a physical.{{cite web |work=CSNWashington.com |url=http://www.csnwashington.com/football-washington-redskins/talk/redskins-have-room-10-more-players |title=Redskins have room for 10 more players |date=April 29, 2013 |first=Rich |last=Tandler |access-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501100553/http://www.csnwashington.com/football-washington-redskins/talk/redskins-have-room-10-more-players |archive-date=May 1, 2013 }}
References
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{{2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football navbox}}
{{2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football navbox}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Norcross, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from Gwinnett County, Georgia
Category:American football wide receivers