Hanks (pictured) has incredible athleticism. Hanks uses it to make crisp passes then quickly attack. Hanks has been putting in work on line shots and it has shown recently. Good defensive specialists struggle to dig up those shots. Hanks also gets on top of balls and makes impressive crosses. Hanks consistently gets up before double blocks form and takes hard gap shots. Hanks owns the back row on defense. Hanks makes smooth first touches. She can defend lines and middle back row as a sound six-rotation player. Hanks also makes good adjustments on deflected balls.

Hanks does a great job on first touches. Hanks steps to balls and goes out to square her arms to balls under control. Hanks makes the simple passes, only lunging when needed. Hanks takes quick side steps, consistently reading hitters well. Hanks also provides 14 REN with quality net backup.