Player Dossier

2017-2021

Iowa

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.

Usage Score

7.6

Efficiency

30.4

Consistency

57.5

Season Value

28.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Matt Hankins, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Iowa. Matt Hankins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Iowa paired 10.5 primary output with 34.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 30.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Iowa

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

30.4

Usage

7.6

Consistency

57.5

Best Game by takeover score

Minnesota

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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

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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

Wins1.1 · n=7 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa State

Best efficiency game

61.7 vs Minnesota

Result
Sat 11/13vs Minnesota10+ tacklesW 27-22107002
Sat 11/6@ NorthwesternW 17-1255001
Sat 10/30@ WisconsinL 7-2743001
Sat 10/16vs PurdueL 7-2454000
Sat 10/9vs Penn StateW 23-20530010
Sat 10/2@ MarylandW 51-1422000
Sat 9/25vs Colorado StateW 24-1484100
Sat 9/11@ Iowa StateSplash gameW 27-17440021
Sat 9/4vs IndianaW 34-610000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20172017201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonIowa110.91.7
2017 Regular SeasonIowa110.91.70
2018 PostseasonIowa328.74.52
2018 Regular SeasonIowa328.74.50
2019 PostseasonIowa10.534.77.37.5
2019 Regular SeasonIowa10.534.77.30
2020 Regular SeasonIowa628.94.6-4.5
2021 Regular SeasonIowa930.47.63

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Illinois

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#2

Iowa State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.7 takeover score.

#3

Mississippi State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#4

Northwestern

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.

#5

Nebraska

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Iowa

10.5 primary output · 34.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage

28.5

#2

2019 Regular Season · Iowa

28.5

10.5 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Iowa

28.2

9 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8519

Marcus · Flower Mound, TX

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

212

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Matt Hankins quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
212