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Merton Hanks

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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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
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

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt 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

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
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

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1994
1995
1996
1997

First-Team All-Pro

1995

Non-Offensive TDs

1993 NFL 1 (10)
1997 NFL 2 (7)
Career 6 (67)

Punt Return TD

1992 NFL 1 (5/91)
Career 1 (145)

Fumble Return Yds

1995 NFL 69 (8)
Career 107 (97)

Fumble Return TD

1995 NFL 1 (1)
1997 NFL 1 (3)
Career 2 (37)

Interceptions

1994 NFL 7 (4)
1997 NFL 6 (5)
Career 33 (152)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1993 NFL 104 (9)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1993 NFL 1 (2)
1997 NFL 1 (6)
1999 NFL 1 (8)
Career 3 (108)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1994Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1995Pro 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
1996UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1997Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL