Ben Hanks III
Florida Gators
73
Average

Ben Hanks III

Florida GatorsContender
RCBDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

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Ben Hanks III is the projected starter at RCB for Florida Gators.

Redshirt freshman · #12 · 6'1", 186 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Florida Gators

  1. 11273Ben Hanks IIIStarter
  2. 22765Dijon Johnson

Florida Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Booker T. Washington, ranked #59 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 8 tackles, 1 INT, 2 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 73 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #59 NatlTeam Share2%
Overtown, FL
Jersey
#12
Class
RS FR
Height
6'1"
Weight
186 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025812

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9695
National Rank
#59
High School
Booker T. Washington
Hometown
Miami, FL

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 67th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 73.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 67% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LSCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-19

Oct 3LMIZTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 45-17

Sep 26WMISSTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-28

Sep 19WAUBTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-39

Sep 12WCAMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-3

Sep 5WFAUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 66-21

Ben Hanks III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement20%
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