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
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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.
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%)
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.
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