Is it a lock that the team will take a linebacker?
According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the San Francisco 49ers are hosting New Mexico State LB Terrill Hanks. The 6-2, 242-pounder bench pressed 225 pounds 21 times at the NFL scouting combine with a 35 1/2 inch vertical leap and a 4.92 in the 40-yard dash. He didn’t run the 40-yard dash at his Pro Day due to a tight hamstring.
Hanks is another player Senior Bowl the 49ers are familiar with. We said Hanks was one of the players that improved his stock the most during the Senior Bowl week, and how he’d be a good fit during the middle rounds. Hanks had over 100 tackles each of the past two seasons at New Mexico State.
Many thought prior to the combine that Hanks would test very well athletically:
Terrill Hanks posted a Poor #RAS with Good size, V.Poor speed, Good explosiveness, Okay agility at the LB position. pic.twitter.com/qkslelw9zC
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 8, 2019
That wasn’t the case. Some of that may be credited to his injury. Hanks would likely backup Kwon Alexander while contributing on special teams.
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