Bishop Sankey

Bishop Sankey

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Sankey with the Titans in 2014.
No. 20 Tennessee Titans
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-09-15) September 15, 1992
Place of birth: Wadsworth, Ohio
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Spokane (WA) Gonzaga Prep
College: Washington
NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 54
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2015
Rushing yards: 762
Rushing average: 3.8
Rushing TDs: 3
Receptions: 29
Receiving yards: 272
Receiving TDs: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Bishop Sankey (born September 15, 1992) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Titans in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington.

Early years

Born in 1992 in Wadsworth, Ohio to Julie Anne Becker and Christopher Daniel Sankey, Bishop spent his early years with his mother, Julie, and grandparents, William and Carol Becker, in Wadsworth, Ohio until age 7.[1][2] He moved with his father, a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force to Fairchild AFB near Spokane, Washington, when Sankey was in the eighth grade, relocating from Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio.[3] He finished that school year in 2007 at the middle school in Cheney, then enrolled as a freshman at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane and graduated in 2011.[1] During his high school football career, Sankey rushed for 4,355 yards and earned first team All-State honors in his junior and senior seasons. He broke the Greater Spokane League rushing record for career yards[4] and was also named the Inland Northwest amateur athlete of the year.

Sankey also ran track at Gonzaga Prep, where he competed in sprints, jumps and relays. In 2009, he cleared 6.43 meters (21 feet, 1 inches) in the long jump and 12.49 meters (40 feet, 11.25 inches) in the triple jump. As a junior in 2010, he posted personal-best times of 11.28 seconds in the 100 meters, 23.21 seconds in the 200 meters and 54.84 seconds in the 400 meters.[5]

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Sankey initially gave a "soft verbal" commitment to Washington State University in Pullman as a junior in December 2009,[1] then changed his mind as a senior and accepted a scholarship from head coach Steve Sarkisian to play football at the University of Washington in Seattle.

College career

As a true freshman in 2011, Sankey played in 12 of 13 games for the Huskies, rushing for 187 yards on 28 carries with one touchdown as a backup to Chris Polk. As a sophomore in 2012, he took over as the starter and rushed for 1,439 yards on 289 carries with 16 touchdowns.[6] He was the MVP of the 2012 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas after rushing for 205 yards and 74 receiving yards on six receptions.[7] As a junior in 2013, he rushed for 1,870 yards and 20 touchdowns.[8] He set school records for rushing yards in a season, passing Corey Dillon, as well as career rushing touchdowns.[9]

Sankey did not redshirt and entered the 2014 NFL Draft after his junior season at age 21.[10][11]

Career Statistics

Rushing Receiving
Year Team Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds TD
  2011   Washington 28 187 6.7 33 1 6 14 0
2012   Washington   289 1,439 5.0 61 16 33 249 0
2013 Washington 327 1,870 5.7 60 20 28 304 1
Career 644 3,496 5.4 61 37 67 567 1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
5 ft 9 in 209 lb 4.49 s X s X s 4.00 s 6.75 s 351⁄2 in 10 ft 6 in 26 repsX
All values from NFL Combine

Tennessee Titans

Sankey was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[12][13] He was the 54th overall pick and the first running back taken, the latest for a first running back in the history of the NFL Draft.[14][15]

2014 Season

On June 17, 2014, Sankey signed a 4 year contract with the Titans. Sankey scored his first NFL touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts on September 28, 2014. Sankey finished his rookie season with 569 yards on 152 carries and 2 touchdowns. Sankey recorded an additional 133 receiving yards on 18 receptions.[16]

2015 Season

Sankey opened his second season with a bang reaching a career high 74 yards on 12 carries and 1 touchdown. However following week 6, Sankey would only receive 8 carries for 34 yards and 6 receptions and was a healthy scratch 3 times.[17] Sankey started only 3 games in 2015, down from last years 9.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lee, Greg (September 22, 2010). "G-Prep’s Sankey on a roll". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Bell, Gregg (20 August 2014). "Unleashed: Inside The Great Unknown, Bishop Sankey". GoHuskies.com. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Siemon, Dean (October 2, 2013). "Military backgrounds set local Huskies apart". Northwest Guardian. Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "GSL Football All-Time Records: Rushing". Greater Spokane League. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=316397
  6. ↑ Jude, Adam (August 10, 2013). "Bishop Sankey, UW’s humble star, shines on field and in the classroom". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Maaco Bowl notebook: UW’s Sankey earns MVP honors in loss". Idaho Press-Tribune. December 23, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Bishop Sankey". ESPN. College Football statistics. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ Brewer, Jerry (November 29, 2013). "Huskies’ Bishop Sankey does it all – except brag". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ Fornelli, Tom (December 30, 2013). "Washington RB Bishop Sankey to enter NFL Draft". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  11. ↑ Schad, Joe (December 30, 2013). "Bishop Sankey to enter NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ Jude, Adam (May 9, 2014). "UW’s Bishop Sankey becomes first running back drafted, heads to Tennessee Titans". Seattle Times. Husky football blog. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ Jude, Adam (May 9, 2014). "UW’s Bishop Sankey 'pumped' to play for the Tennessee Titans". Seattle Times. Husky football blog. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  14. ↑ Reyes, Lorenzo (May 10, 2014). "Bishop Sankey, Titans end NFL draft's historic RB drought". USA Today. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  15. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (May 9, 2014). "Bishop Sankey picked by Titans in second round". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Bishop Sankey". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  17. ↑ "Bishop Sankey". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  18. ↑ "Bishop Sankey NFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.

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