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Accolades

• 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
• Two-time All-CUSA Second Team (2022, 2023)
• CUSA All-Freshman Team (2020)

2024 (Redshirt senior)
Enrolled at Texas State in January 2024 … Prior to enrolling at Texas State, he played in 5 seasons at UTEP … In his collegiate career at UTEP, he rushed for 2,604 yards on 548 carries and 23 TDs in 45 games … Had over 100 carries in each of the last 4 seasons (2020-23) … 2,744 total yards (2,604 rushing, 140 receiving) … Finished his UTEP career 7th in program history in career rushing yards … 6th in school history in career rushing TDs … Has over 10,000 combined rushing yards in his high school (2016-18) and collegiate (2019-23) career.

Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List... Played in all 13 games... Registered 62 carries for 272 yards and 2 TDs.
 
PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
UTEP (2019-23)
2023 (Redshirt junior)
All-CUSA Second Team as a running back … Played in all 12 games … Career-high 812 rushing yards on 157 carries with 5 TDs … Averaged a personal-best 5.2 yards per carry (Long: 54 yards) … 67.7 rushing yards per game … 7 receptions for 71 yards (10.1 yards per catch) … 5th in CUSA in rushing yards … Career-highs in rush attempts, rushing yards, yards per carry, receptions and receiving yards … Career-high 174 rushing yards on 24 carries vs. UIW on Sept. 2 … Finished with 185 total yards (11 receiving) vs. UIW … 120 rushing yards on 16 carries (long: 54 yards) vs. New Mexico State on Oct. 18 … 117 rushing yards and 1 TD on 15 carries at Sam Houston on Oct. 25 … Finished the season with a rushing TD in 4 of the final 6 games.
 
2022 (Redshirt sophomore)
All-Conference USA Second Team as a running back … Played in all 12 games … Second on the team with 701 rushing yards … 140 carries, 701 yards and 2 touchdowns … 5.0 yards per carry (Long: 72) … 9th in CUSA in rushing yards … 4 catches for 42 yards … Rushed for 563 yards on 102 carries (5.5 yards per carry) with 2 touchdowns in conference-only games … 4th in CUSA in rushing yards in conference-only games … 2 100-yard games … Season-high 138 rushing yards on 17 carries (8.1 avg.) in victory over FAU on Oct. 22 … Had his season-best 72-yard run against FAU … 112 yards on 20 attempts in a win at Charlotte on Oct. 1 … 7 carries for 31 yards at UTSA on Nov. 26.
 
2021 (Redshirt freshman)
Played in 11 games … 121 carries for 458 yards and 6 TDs … 4 catches for 24 yards … Team’s second-leading rusher … Tied for the team lead with 6 rushing TDs … Season-high 75 yards on 23 carries with a touchdown vs. Old Dominion on Oct. 2 … 13 carries and 46 yards at Southern Miss on Oct. 9 … 8 carries for 21 yards vs. UTSA on Nov. 6 … 6 carries for 33 yards in the New Mexico Bowl vs. Fresno State on Dec. 18.
 
2020 (Redshirt freshman)
Conference USA All-Freshman Team … Played in 7 games (3 starts) … 121 carries for 592 yards and a career-high 9 TDs … 1 reception for 3 yards … Set UTEP’s freshman record for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns … 84.6 rushing yards per game … Double-digit carries in all 7 games … 3 100-yard games … Scored a TD in 5 of the 7 games … Ranked 2nd in the country in rushing TDs by a freshman … Top-5 in CUSA in rushing yards per game and yards per carry … 113 yards and 2 TDs on 17 carries vs. Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 5 … 118 yards and 3 TDs on 22 carries at ULM on Sept. 26 … Season-high 119 yards and 1 TD on 18 attempts at Charlotte on Oct. 24 … 16 carries, 74 yards and a touchdown at UTSA on Nov. 14 … 99 yards and 2 TDs on 22 attempts vs. North Texas on Dec. 11.
 
2019 (Freshman)
Played in 2 games as a true freshman before his season ended due to a concussion … Redshirt … 9 rushes for 41 yards … 6 carries for 22 yards vs. Charlotte on Nov. 9 in his collegiate debut … 3 carries for 19 yards at UAB on Nov. 16.
 
High School
Attended Parkland High School in El Paso … 7,491 rushing yards and 78 TDs in his high school career … Led Parkland to 3 bi-district championships and an area-round championship … Multiple all-state and all-district honors … As a senior in 2018, he rushed for 2,270 yards and 27 TDs to help the team win the District 1-5A Division II title and a bi-district championship … 2018 El Paso Times All-City Football MVP … 2,073 rushing yards and 24 TDs as a junior in 2017 … Helped his team reach the third round of the Class 5A state football playoffs … 2,812 rushing yards and 23 TDs as a sophomore in 2016.
 
Personal
Son of Lizbeth Hankins and Gerald West … Has one sister and two brothers … Born in El Paso.