Player Career

Matt Hankins Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

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

  1. 1

    Iowa

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonIowa110.91.7
2017 Regular SeasonIowa110.91.70
2018 PostseasonIowa328.74.52
2018 Regular SeasonIowa328.74.50
2019 PostseasonIowa11.535.77.38.5
2019 Regular SeasonIowa11.535.77.30
2020 Regular SeasonIowa628.94.6-5.5
2021 Regular SeasonIowa930.45.43

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

2

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