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2013-2015Penn State
Christian Hackenberg
QB • 6'4" • Palmyra, VA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Christian Hackenberg is a balanced quarterback profile with 17 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Christian Hackenberg built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a quarterback from Palmyra, VA wearing No. 14, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Christian Hackenberg's career was his passing...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 51
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Christian Hackenberg, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Penn State. Christian Hackenberg is a balanced quarterback profile with 17 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 8,215
- Passing yards
- 8,457
- Touchdowns
- 55
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2015 · Penn State · Player Highlight
Christian Hackenberg college highlights at Penn State.
- Season
- 2015
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Christian Hackenberg quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 8,215
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Fork Union Military (HS) · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Fork Union Military (HS) · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 2 · Pick 20 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 2,445 total offense · QB 73rd (top 24%) · Big Ten 9th (top 6%) · National 73rd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 2,887 | 2,955 | -68 | 24 | 64.9 |
| 2014 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 371 | 371 | 0 | 4 | 66.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 2,512 | 2,606 | -94 | 8 | 66.2 |
| 2015 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 143 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 60.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 2,302 | 2,386 | -84 | 19 | 60.5 |
Related Context
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Christian Hackenberg played QB for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Christian Hackenberg recorded 8,457 passing yards, -242 rushing yards, and 14 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Penn State paired 2,883 primary output with 49.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 53.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 283 yards of offense and 58.3 efficiency. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
188.1
Efficiency
53.9
Usage
17
Consistency
65.6
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 143. Temple: 44. Buffalo: 132. Rutgers: 144. San Diego State: 290. Army: 159. Indiana: 283. Ohio State: 104. Maryland: 299. Illinois: 249. Northwestern: 210. Michigan: 134. Michigan State: 254
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 15 by 62.8. Temple: 36 by 40.6. Buffalo: 29 by 52.8. Rutgers: 21 by 52.1. San Diego State: 38 by 57.6. Army: 24 by 56.8. Indiana: 48 by 58.3. Ohio State: 20 by 57.7. Maryland: 34 by 58.8. Illinois: 33 by 62.2. Northwestern: 45 by 48.8. Michigan: 37 by 44.7. Michigan State: 45 by 47.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins222.3 · Games = 7 · +74.1 vs Losses
Losses148.2 · Games = 6 · -74.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
62.8 vs Georgia
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | @ Georgia | L 17-24 | 8 | 14 | 139 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 62.8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Michigan State | L 16-55 | 22 | 39 | 257 | 56.4 | 2 | 2 | 47.7 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Michigan | L 16-28 | 13 | 31 | 137 | 41.9 | 1 | 0 | 44.7 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Northwestern | L 21-23 | 21 | 40 | 205 | 52.5 | 0 | 1 | 48.8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Illinois | W 39-0 | 21 | 29 | 266 | 72.4 | 2 | 0 | 62.2 | 4 | -17 | -4.30 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Maryland300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 31-30 | 13 | 29 | 315 | 44.8 | 3 | 0 | 58.8 | 5 | -16 | -3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 10/18 | @ Ohio State | L 10-38 | 7 | 13 | 120 | 53.8 | 1 | 0 | 57.7 | 7 | -16 | -2.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Indiana3+ TD | W 29-7 | 21 | 39 | 262 | 53.8 | 2 | 0 | 58.3 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 2 | 22 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Army | W 20-14 | 10 | 19 | 156 | 52.6 | 1 | 0 | 56.8 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs San Diego State3+ TD | W 37-21 | 21 | 35 | 296 | 60.0 | 3 | 0 | 57.6 | 3 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 9/20 | vs Rutgers | W 28-3 | 10 | 19 | 141 | 52.6 | 0 | 1 | 52.1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Buffalo | W 27-14 | 14 | 27 | 128 | 51.9 | 1 | 0 | 52.8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Temple | L 10-27 | 11 | 25 | 103 | 44.0 | 0 | 1 | 40.6 | 11 | -59 | -5.40 | 0 | 5 |
Player Story
Christian Hackenberg story
Christian Hackenberg built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a quarterback from Palmyra, VA wearing No. 14, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Christian Hackenberg's career was his passing role: 8,457 passing yards, 48 touchdown passes, and 1,235 attempts across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 14 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Christian Hackenberg moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 2,887 | 55.7 | 10 | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Penn State | 2,883 | 49.5 | 22.4 | -4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 2,883 | 49.5 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Penn State | 2,445 | 53.9 | 17 | -438 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 2,445 | 53.9 | 17 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 6 · W 29-7 · Conference game
Win with 283 yards of offense and 58.3 efficiency.
283
Total Offense
71.8 takeover
283 total offense with 58.3 efficiency.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 3 · W 13-10 · Conference game
327
Total Offense
71 takeover
Win with 327 yards of offense and 55.3 efficiency.
327 total offense with 55.3 efficiency.
#3
vs Boston College
Week 1 · W 31-30 · Postseason
371
Total Offense
66.7 takeover
Win with 371 yards of offense and 57.5 efficiency.
371 total offense with 57.5 efficiency.
#4
@ UCF
Week 1 · W 26-24
456
Total Offense
66.2 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
456 total offense with 58.9 efficiency.
#5
@ Maryland
Week 8 · W 31-30 · Conference game
299
Total Offense
66.2 takeover
Win with 299 yards of offense and 58.8 efficiency.
299 total offense with 58.8 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Penn State
2,883 primary output · 49.5 efficiency · 22.4 usage
66.2
#2
2014 Regular Season · Penn State
66.2
2,883 primary · 49.5 efficiency · 22.4 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Penn State
64.9
2,887 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
6
300+ total offense
9
3+ TD games
6
Above avg efficiency
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