Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Iowa
Jack Hockaday
LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Forsyth, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jack Hockaday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Jack Hockaday built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Forsyth, IL wearing No. 48, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Jack Hockaday's career was his defensive production: 75...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Jack Hockaday, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa. Jack Hockaday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jack Hockaday quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · LB
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Maroa-Forsyth · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Maroa-Forsyth · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 221st (top 19%) · Big Ten 43rd (top 7%) · National 404th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 31.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 61.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 11 | 56 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 61.2 |
Related Context
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Jack Hockaday played LB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jack Hockaday recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Iowa paired 7 primary output with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Iowa
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
29.8
Usage
6.3
Consistency
62.3
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0.5. Northern Illinois: 1. Iowa State: 1. Northern Iowa: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Minnesota: 0. Penn State: 0.5. Purdue: 1. Northwestern: 1. Illinois: 1. Nebraska: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 6 by 30. Northern Illinois: 5 by 30.8. Iowa State: 8 by 43.3. Northern Iowa: 6 by 25. Wisconsin: 9 by 37.5. Minnesota: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 4 by 21.7. Purdue: 3 by 22.5. Northwestern: 7 by 39.2. Illinois: 4 by 26.7. Nebraska: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | vs Mississippi State | W 27-22 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 31-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Illinois | W 63-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Northwestern | L 10-14 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Purdue | L 36-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Penn State | L 24-30 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Minnesota | W 48-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Wisconsin | L 17-28 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Northern Iowa | W 38-14 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Iowa State | W 13-3 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Northern Illinois | W 33-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jack Hockaday story
Jack Hockaday built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Forsyth, IL wearing No. 48, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Jack Hockaday's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 3 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jack Hockaday's production has multiple signals. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Jack Hockaday moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 7 | 29.8 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 29.8 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 6 · W 45-16 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 10 · L 36-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Iowa State
Week 2 · W 13-3
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 1 · W 33-7
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Havoc Plays
63 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Iowa
7 primary output · 29.8 efficiency · 6.3 usage
61.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · Iowa
61.2
7 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Iowa
31.6
1 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
0
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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