Player Dossier

2018-2023

Northern Illinois

Cortez Hogans

DE • 6'3" • 277 lbs • Palatine, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cortez Hogans shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.2

Efficiency

12.4

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

9.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Northern Illinois • Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

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.

Cortez Hogans, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Cortez Hogans shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, Boise State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Loss with 1 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.

2023 Postseason · Boise State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

12.4

Usage

3.2

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

UCLA

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 1. Memphis: 0. Colorado State: 1. Fresno State: 0. Utah State: 0. Air Force: 0. UNLV: 0

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. UCLA: 1 by 14.2. Memphis: 4 by 16.7. Colorado State: 4 by 26.7. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 4 by 16.7. Air Force: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Colorado State

Result
Sun 12/17vs UCLAL 22-3511100
Sat 12/2@ UNLVW 44-2010000
Fri 11/24vs Air ForceW 27-1911000
Sun 11/19@ Utah StateW 45-1042000
Sun 11/5@ Fresno StateL 30-3711000
Sun 10/15@ Colorado StateL 30-3142001
Sat 9/30@ MemphisL 32-3544000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Boise State

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

201820192020202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois18.92.3
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois04.20.8-1
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00
2022 Regular SeasonBoise State325.38.73
2023 PostseasonBoise State212.43.2-1
2023 Regular SeasonBoise State212.43.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado State

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#2

Colorado State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

#3

Florida State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.

#4

UCLA

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#5

BYU

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35

#2

2022 Regular Season · Boise State

32

3 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 8.7 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Boise State

9.4

2 primary · 12.4 efficiency · 3.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7853

Palatine · Palatine, IL

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

33

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 15 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cortez Hogans quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
33