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Jersey Number 12
Ben Hanks III
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Season at UF:
- 2nd
- Hometown:
- Overtown, Fla.
- High School:
- Booker T. Washington
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 186
Pronunciation Season & Career Stats (PDF) Feature Clips
COLLEGIATE HONORS
2026: Started all seven games at cornerback, totaling 21 tackles (16 solo), five stops, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack and two pass breakups. Has allowed 270 combined receiving yards in seven games despite being targeted 36 times.
2025: Appeared in three games, making his Gators and career debut against Mississippi State and his first career start against Florida State, recording eight tackles, two pass breakups and an interception... Earned a redshirt.
High School
Rated as a five-star recruit by On3... Ranked as the No. 3 player in Florida in addition to being the No. 5 cornerback and the No. 23 player overall in the Class of 2025 per On3... Holds status in the ESPN Top-300 at No. 123... Son of former Gator linebacker Ben Hanks Sr. (1992-95)... Totaled 106 tackles (71 solo) in his career, good for 2.5 per game, along with 21 interceptions (13 his senior year), 11 pass breakups, four fumble recoveries (one forced) and two tackles for loss... Snagged 13 interceptions his senior season setting a Miami-Dade County single-season record... Chose Florida over Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Texas A&M and USC among others.
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- ESPN's Breakout Sleeper List (2026)
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2025)
2026: Started all seven games at cornerback, totaling 21 tackles (16 solo), five stops, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack and two pass breakups. Has allowed 270 combined receiving yards in seven games despite being targeted 36 times.
- vs. Florida Atlantic: Made his second-career start and logged four solo tackles on top of one pass breakup across 43 snaps on defense (31) and special teams (12), finishing with a 79.1 PFF tackling grade.
- vs. Campbell: Started and finished with three solo tackles across 36 snaps at corner (26) and on special teams (10).
- at Auburn: Made his third-straight start to open the season, tallying four tackles (three solo) and 1.0 tackle for loss (first of season) while allowing four catches for 23 yards on eight targets across a season-high 64 snaps on defense (55) and special teams (nine).
- vs. No. 4 Ole Miss: Started and had two solo tackles including one stop, allowing three catches on five targets for 39 yards while producing a 78.5 PFF tackling grade in 41 snaps on defense (36) and special teams (five).
- at No. 25 Missouri: Started and produced two solo tackles, one stop and one pass breakup while playing a career-high 73 snaps on defense (61) and special teams (12). Allowed one catch for 22 yards on two targets.
- vs. South Carolina: Started and recorded three tackles (one solo) while allowing two catches for 20 yards on four targets across 66 snaps on defense (54) and special teams (12).
- at No. 7 Texas: Started for the seventh-straight game and posted three tackles and 0.5 sack in 61 snaps on defense (51) and special teams (10).
2025: Appeared in three games, making his Gators and career debut against Mississippi State and his first career start against Florida State, recording eight tackles, two pass breakups and an interception... Earned a redshirt.
- vs. Mississippi State: Made his Gator debut against Mississippi State and recorded five tackles in 59 defensive snaps and four special teams’ snaps.
- vs. No. 20 Tennessee: Made his second appearance of the season and posted one tackle in 24 snaps (23 on defense and one on special teams)
- vs. Florida State: Made his first career start against Florida State, logging two tackles, two pass breakups, and his first career interception, returning it for 48 yards. Posted a team high PFF defense grade of 72.3.
High School
Rated as a five-star recruit by On3... Ranked as the No. 3 player in Florida in addition to being the No. 5 cornerback and the No. 23 player overall in the Class of 2025 per On3... Holds status in the ESPN Top-300 at No. 123... Son of former Gator linebacker Ben Hanks Sr. (1992-95)... Totaled 106 tackles (71 solo) in his career, good for 2.5 per game, along with 21 interceptions (13 his senior year), 11 pass breakups, four fumble recoveries (one forced) and two tackles for loss... Snagged 13 interceptions his senior season setting a Miami-Dade County single-season record... Chose Florida over Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Texas A&M and USC among others.
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