LSU football coach Brian Kelly completes staff, hiring receivers coach Cortez Hankton

New LSU football coach Brian Kelly has added the final piece to his 2022 coaching staff.

LSU on Monday announced the hiring of New Orleans native and former NFL receiver Cortez Hankton as wide receivers coach with the additional title of passing game coordinator.

Hankton, a part of the Georgia coaching staff on its 2021 national championship team, has held the same positions with the Bulldogs since 2019.

He joined Georgia’s staff in 2018 as wide receivers coach after spending three seasons coaching receivers at Vanderbilt.

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“Cortez is a tremendous coach who has developed outstanding receivers everywhere he’s been,” Kelly said in a school release.

“He understands what it takes to win at the highest level having spent the past seven years in the SEC. Our players will benefit from Cortez and all that he has to offer – on the field and off the field. The experience he brings to our program will help create a championship culture at LSU.”

Prior to working at Vandy, Hankton coached receivers for three seasons at Dartmouth from 2012-14.

Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2003 by Jacksonville, Hankton caught 34 passes for 310 yards and two pair of touchdowns in four seasons with the Jaguars.

He signed with Minnesota Vikings in 2007, spent the 2008 season on injured reserve with Tampa Bay and played three seasons with New York, Florida and Virginia of the United Football League.

Hankton played at Texas Southern and left as the program’s career leader in receiving yards. A married father of two sons, the product of St. Augustine High in New Orleans also is the son of the New Orleans Police Department officers.

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