Usage Score
6.8
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.
Efficiency
29.8
Consistency
62.3
Season Value
27.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Scouting Read
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Jack Hockaday, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Iowa. Jack Hockaday shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
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: 2017 Regular Season
Iowa paired 0 primary output with 6.3 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: Iowa State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2018 Postseason · Iowa
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
29.8
Usage
6.8
Consistency
62.3
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0.5. Northern Illinois: 1. Iowa State: 1. Unknown: 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. Unknown: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
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 Unknown | — | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Iowa
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season 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 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | -1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 7 | 29.8 | 6.8 | 7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 29.8 | 6.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Iowa State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.
#2
Northwestern
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.
#3
Nebraska
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
#4
Miami (OH)
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.2 takeover score.
#5
Northern Illinois
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Iowa
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
35.8
#2
2018 Postseason · Iowa
27.8
7 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Iowa
27.8
7 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.8358
Maroa-Forsyth · Maroa, IL
- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
75
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.