Brent Hankton

Brent Hankton

No. 4     Detroit Lions
Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth: November 5, 1993 (Age 23)
Place of birth: Matewan, WV
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: (Matewan WV)
College: West Virginia
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 136
Debuted in 2015 for the Detroit Lions
Career history
Detroit Lions (2015 - present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2019
Field Goals Made 93 Field Goals Attempted 101 Field goal % 92.1

Brent Hankton (born November 5, 1993) is an American football Placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for West Virginia. Thompson was drafted by the Lions in the sixth round of the 2015 NFLHC Draft.

Early Years

Hankton was born in Matewan, WV. He attended Matewan High School.

College Career

Brent Hankton attended West Virginia for 4 years and was a 4 year starter. His skill grew each year and he became particularly noted for his powerful but accurate leg. He gained a lot of attention in his senior year where despite a low volume of kicks he kicked five 50+ yard field goals and was known for dealing with pressure extraordinarily well. He was considered a top kicker and was expected to be drafted in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
West Virginia Mountaineers
Season	Kicking
	GP	GS	FGM-FGA	FG Pct.	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
2013	12	12	11-13	84.6%	0	0	6	4	1
2014	12	12	6-6	100%	0	0	0	1	5
NCAA Career Totals	24	24	17-19	89.4%	0	0	6	5	6

Professional Career

After earning his degree Hankton stated he intended to pursue a career in the NFL. Many teams were in need of an elite kicker and so Hankton was expected to be drafted.

Hankton was drafted in the 6th round (136th overall) in the [2015 NFLHC Draft]] by the Detroit Lions.He was the 3rd kicker taken in the draft but Lions Owner Sophos stated he was the top kicker on their board and that he was thrilled to acquire him in the 6th round.

Detroit Lions

Hankton signed a rookie contract on May 11th 2015 and immediately became the Lions starting kicker. He impressed greatly in training camp and preseason where he was tested by the team on long FG's. His penchant for coping well with pressure and winning some Lions games with his kicks led him to quickly become a fan favorite.

Hankton signed a 4 year 8 million dollar contract prior to the start of the 2017 season.

Regular season

Year	Team	Games	Starts	Kicking							Rating
				FGM-FGA	FG Pct.	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
2015	DET	14	14	19-21	90.5%	0	2	5	11	1	78
2016	DET	12	12	11-12	91.6%	0	2	4	5	0	84
2017	DET	16	16	20-21	95.2%	0	0	6	13	1	88
2018	DET	16	16	24-27	88.8%	3	4	8	9	0	90
2019	DET	16	16	19-20	94.7%	0	3	5	8	2	93
2020	DET	0	0	0-0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	94
Total		74	74	93-101	92.1%	3	11	28	46	4