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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Iowa
Matt Hankins
DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Lewisville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matt Hankins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Matt Hankins built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Lewisville, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Matt Hankins' career was his defensive production: 212...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Matt Hankins, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa. Matt Hankins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 212
- TFL
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 21
Quick Answers
Matt Hankins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DB
- Career Tackles
- 212
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Marcus · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Marcus · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · DB 189th (top 21%) · Big Ten 85th (top 14%) · National 800th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 9 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 14 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 39 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 10 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 10 | 51 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 41 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 44 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 52.8 |
Related Context
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Matt Hankins played DB for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Hankins recorded 212 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Iowa paired 11.5 primary output with 35.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
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Efficiency
30.4
Usage
5.4
Consistency
57.5
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 0. Iowa State: 3. Colorado State: 1. Maryland: 0. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Northwestern: 1. Minnesota: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 4 by 46.7. Colorado State: 8 by 43.3. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 5 by 30.8. Purdue: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 5 by 30.8. Minnesota: 10 by 61.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/13 | vs Minnesota10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-22 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Northwestern | W 17-12 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Wisconsin | L 7-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Purdue | L 7-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Penn State | W 23-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Maryland | W 51-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Colorado State | W 24-14 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | W 27-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Indiana | W 34-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matt Hankins story
Matt Hankins built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Lewisville, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Matt Hankins' career was his defensive production: 212 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 21 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Matt Hankins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172017201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 1 | 10.9 | 1.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 3 | 28.7 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 28.7 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 11.5 | 35.7 | 7.3 | 8.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 11.5 | 35.7 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 28.9 | 4.6 | -5.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 30.4 | 5.4 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa State
Week 2 · W 27-17
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 13 · W 19-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Mississippi State
Week 1 · W 27-22 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Northwestern
Week 11 · L 10-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 14 · W 27-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Iowa
11.5 primary output · 35.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage
61.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
61.5
11.5 primary · 35.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Iowa
52.8
9 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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