Linebacker, Iowa, 2010–13
Anthony Hitchens
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Lorain, OH
- Born
- Jun 10, 1992, in Lorain, Ohio
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Anthony Hitchens played linebacker at Iowa (2010–13). The Dallas Cowboys took Hitchens in round 4, No. 119 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Iowa | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 56 | 68 | 124 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013N | 13 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 13.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| On file | 125 | 145 | 270 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2013 Iowa 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | at Nebraska | W 38–17 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 113 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 68 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 62 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 72 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 86 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 76 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 113 | 643 | 5.5 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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