Leonard Hankerson to visit Chiefs, Buccaneers, Dolphins

University of Miami wide receiver Leonard Hankerson is scheduled to visit the Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Miami Dolphins, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation.

The 6-foot-1, 209-pounder caught 72 passes for 1,156 yards and 13 touchdowns last season, breaking Michael Irvin's single-season record for touchdown catches.

He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.40 seconds at the NFL scouting combine, bench pressing 225 pounds 14 times.

He registered a 36-inch vertical leap and a 9-9 broad jump.

He has been drawing late first-round to eary second-round draft grades.

Among the teams who attended Hankerson's Pro Day workout: the aforementioned Buccaneers, Chiefs and Dolphins as well as the Tennessee Titans, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, San Diego Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, New York Jets, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons.

As a junior, Hankerson caught 45 passes for 801 yards and six touchdowns and averaged 17.3 yards per catch.

Hankerson overcame some dropped passes early in his career after working with former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mark Duper.
In high school, Hankerson's position coach was former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter.

The All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection ranks third all-time with 22 touchdowns behind Irvin and Lamar Thomas, finishing with 134 career receptions for 2,160 yards.

He was named the Hurricanes' Most Valuable Player last season.



(nationalfootballpost.com)