Merton Edward Hanks
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: March 12, 1968 in Dallas, TX
College: Iowa (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round (122nd overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 59 (997th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1992 | 2 | 1992-09-13 | 24-185 | SFO | BUF | L 31-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1992 | 9 | 1992-11-09 | 24-242 | SFO | @ | ATL | W 41-3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 3 | 1993 | 7 | 1993-10-24 | 25-226 | SFO | PHO | W 28-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1993 | 10 | 1993-11-22 | 25-255 | SFO | NOR | W 42-7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1993 | 17 | 1994-01-15 | 25-309 | SFO | NYG | W 44-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1993 | 18 | 1994-01-23 | 25-317 | SFO | @ | DAL | L 21-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 7 | 1994 | 4 | 1994-09-25 | 26-197 | SFO | NOR | W 24-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1994 | 6 | 1994-10-09 | 26-211 | SFO | @ | DET | W 27-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1994 | 7 | 1994-10-16 | 26-218 | SFO | @ | ATL | W 42-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1994 | 10 | 1994-11-13 | 26-246 | SFO | DAL | W 21-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1994 | 13 | 1994-12-04 | 26-267 | SFO | ATL | W 50-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1994 | 18 | 1995-01-15 | 26-309 | SFO | DAL | W 38-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1994 | 19 | 1995-01-29 | 26-323 | SFO | N | SDG | W 49-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 14 | 1995 | 3 | 1995-09-17 | 27-189 | SFO | NWE | W 28-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 1995 | 6 | 1995-10-15 | 27-217 | SFO | @ | IND | L 17-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1995 | 10 | 1995-11-12 | 27-245 | SFO | @ | DAL | W 38-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1995 | 11 | 1995-11-20 | 27-253 | SFO | @ | MIA | W 44-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1995 | 15 | 1995-12-18 | 27-281 | SFO | MIN | W 37-30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1995 | 17 | 1996-01-06 | 27-300 | SFO | GNB | L 17-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 20 | 1996 | 5 | 1996-10-06 | 28-208 | SFO | @ | STL | W 28-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1996 | 9 | 1996-11-03 | 28-236 | SFO | @ | NOR | W 24-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1996 | 11 | 1996-11-17 | 28-250 | SFO | BAL | W 38-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 1996 | 17 | 1996-12-29 | 28-292 | SFO | PHI | W 14-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 1996 | 18 | 1997-01-04 | 28-298 | SFO | @ | GNB | L 14-35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 25 | 1997 | 5 | 1997-09-29 | 29-201 | SFO | @ | CAR | W 34-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | |
| 26 | 1997 | 11 | 1997-11-16 | 29-249 | SFO | CAR | W 27-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 1997 | 12 | 1997-11-23 | 29-256 | SFO | SDG | W 17-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 1997 | 15 | 1997-12-15 | 29-278 | SFO | DEN | W 34-17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 1 | ||
| 29 | 1997 | 17 | 1998-01-03 | 29-297 | SFO | MIN | W 38-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 1997 | 18 | 1998-01-11 | 29-305 | SFO | GNB | L 10-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 31 | 1998 | 4 | 1998-10-04 | 30-206 | SFO | @ | BUF | L 21-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1998 | 11 | 1998-11-22 | 30-255 | SFO | NOR | W 31-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 1998 | 13 | 1998-12-06 | 30-269 | SFO | @ | CAR | W 31-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 1998 | 14 | 1998-12-14 | 30-277 | SFO | DET | W 35-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 1998 | 15 | 1998-12-20 | 30-283 | SFO | @ | NWE | L 21-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1998 | 17 | 1999-01-03 | 30-297 | SFO | GNB | W 30-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | 1998 | 18 | 1999-01-09 | 30-303 | SFO | @ | ATL | L 18-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Punt Returns | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Ret | Yds | TD | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 38 | 1999 | 2 | 1999-09-19 | 31-191 | SEA | @ | CHI | W 14-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 1999 | 3 | 1999-09-26 | 31-198 | SEA | @ | PIT | W 29-10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | |
| 40 | 1999 | 7 | 1999-11-01 | 31-234 | SEA | @ | GNB | W 27-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 41 | 1999 | 11 | 1999-11-28 | 31-261 | SEA | TAM | L 3-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 Games | 4 | 24 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 410 | 3 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 1 | 1994 | 17 | 1995-01-07 | 26-301 | SFO | CHI | W 44-15 | 1 | 31 | 0 | |