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. He moved with his father, a non-commissioned officer in the United States. Air Force to Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, when Sankey was in the eighth grade, relocating from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.
He finished that school year in 2007 at the middle school in Cheney, then enrolled as a freshman at Gonzaga Preparatory in Spokane and graduated in 2011.
He was drafted by the Titans in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington. 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 and was also named the Inland Northwest amateur athlete of the year.
Sankey also ran track at Gonzaga Preparatory, 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, 1125 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. 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, 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.
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. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2012 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas after rushing for 205 yards and 74 receiving yards on six receptions. As a junior in 2013, he rushed for 1,870 yards and 20 touchdowns.
He set school records for rushing yards in a season, passing Corey Dillon, as well as career rushing touchdowns.
Sankey did not redshirt and entered the 2014 NFL Draft after his junior season at age 21. Career Statistics
Sankey was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
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.
