Merton Edward Hanks
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: March 12, 1968 in Dallas, TX
College: Iowa
Career AV: 62 (825th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round (122nd overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1991 | 23 | SFO | LCB | 36 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1992 | 24 | SFO | ss | 36 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1993 | 25 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 104 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6 | ||||
| 1994* | 26 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 16 | 0.5 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 1995*+ | 27 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 1996* | 28 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 1997* | 29 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 103 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 12 | |||
| 1998 | 30 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 16 | 0.5 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1999 | 31 | SEA | 36 | 12 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| Career | 137 | 108 | 3.0 | 33 | 410 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 107 | 2 | 445 | 46 | 72 | ||||||
| 8 yrs | SFO | 125 | 107 | 1.0 | 31 | 380 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 107 | 2 | 433 | 41 | 70 | |||||
| 1 yr | SEA | 12 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1992 | 24 | SFO | ss | 36 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | |||||
| 1995*+ | 27 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 137 | 108 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 48 | 24.0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1992 | 24 | SFO | ss | 36 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | 25 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1995*+ | 27 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1997* | 29 | SFO | FS | 36 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 31 | SEA | 36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 137 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| 8 yrs | SFO | 125 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | SEA | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| 1994 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1995 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1996 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |
| Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| 1997 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |