Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Illinois
Nate Hobbs
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Hobbs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Nate Hobbs built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Louisville, KY wearing No. 8, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Nate Hobbs' career was his defensive production: 170...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 167
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Nate Hobbs, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois. Nate Hobbs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 170
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 14
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Nate Hobbs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · DB
- Career Tackles
- 170
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Louisville Male · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Louisville Male · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 5 · Pick 23 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DB 160th (top 21%) · Big Ten 69th (top 13%) · National 740th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 48 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 26.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 13 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 64.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 13 | 59 | 5.5 | 0 | - | 8 | 1 | 64.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 32 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 50.7 |
Related Context
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Nate Hobbs played DB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nate Hobbs recorded 4 rushing yards, 170 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Illinois paired 15.5 primary output with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
38.7
Usage
9.2
Consistency
48.7
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 2. Purdue: 1. Rutgers: 3. Nebraska: 0. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 9 by 57.5. Purdue: 6 by 35. Rutgers: 8 by 63.3. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Iowa: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Rutgers
Player Story
Nate Hobbs story
Nate Hobbs built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Louisville, KY wearing No. 8, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Nate Hobbs' career was his defensive production: 170 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards and 265 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nate Hobbs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 20.8 | 5.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 14.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 15.5 | 33.7 | 7.4 | 10.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 15.5 | 33.7 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 38.7 | 9.2 | -9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rutgers
Week 11 · W 23-20 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 6 · L 16-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 11 · W 37-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Kentucky
Week 2 · W 20-7
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Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 20-49 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Illinois
15.5 primary output · 33.7 efficiency · 7.4 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
64.9
15.5 primary · 33.7 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
50.7
6 primary · 38.7 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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