Quarterback, Penn State, 2013–⁠15

Christian Hackenberg

Number
No. 14
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Palmyra, VA
Born
Feb 14, 1995

Christian Hackenberg played quarterback at Penn State (2013–⁠15). The New York Jets took Hackenberg in round 2, No. 51 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,977
Passing yards, 2014 (Penn State, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 51
Round 2, 2016 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

454passing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20144touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Boston College, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana, 2015

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Penn State23139258.92,9557.52010
2014Penn State27048455.82,9776.21215
2015Penn State19235953.52,5257.0166
Career6931,23556.18,4576.84831

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Penn State49−68−1.4415
2014Penn State93−94−1.0017
2015Penn State66−80−1.2222
Career208−242−1.2622

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Penn State14QB
2014Penn State14QB
2015Penn State14QB6′4″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Penn State3930.2148th (n=144)0.2282.046%0.22–
2014Penn State5750.0610th (n=147)0.2434.559%0.160.23
2015Penn State4260.1730th (n=151)0.2473.750%0.280.16

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Penn State 13 games, 2,525 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atTempleL 10–⁠27112510301−59
Sep 12vs.BuffaloW 27–⁠141427128104
Sep 19vs.RutgersW 28–⁠31019141013
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 37–⁠21213529630−6
Oct 3vs.ArmyW 20–⁠141019156103
Oct 10vs.IndianaW 29–⁠721392622021
Oct 17atOhio StateL 10–⁠3871312010−16
Oct 24vs.MarylandW 31–⁠30132931530−16
Oct 31vs.IllinoisW 39–⁠0212926620−17
Nov 7atNorthwesternL 21–⁠232140205015
Nov 21vs.MichiganL 16–⁠28133113710−3
Nov 28atMichigan StateL 16–⁠55223925722−3
Jan 2 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠24814139014
2014 Penn State 13 games, 2,977 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.UCFW 26–⁠243247454122
Sep 6vs.AkronW 21–⁠32236319321
Sep 13atRutgersW 13–⁠1025443090118
Sep 20vs.MassachusettsW 48–⁠71223179008
Sep 27vs.NorthwesternL 6–⁠292245216015
Oct 11atMichiganL 13–⁠18213216011−34
Oct 25vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠31314922412−27
Nov 1vs.MarylandL 19–⁠20184217711−22
Nov 8atIndianaW 13–⁠7122916802−22
Nov 15vs.TempleW 30–⁠1312261120210
Nov 22atIllinoisL 14–⁠168169310−16
Nov 29vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠34214519501−17
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 31–⁠303450371400
2013 Penn State 12 games, 2,955 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.SyracuseW 23–⁠17223127822−12
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠7233331111−16
Sep 14vs.UCFL 31–⁠34212826210−3
Sep 21vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠0133517611−1
Oct 5atIndianaL 24–⁠44305534030−19
Oct 12vs.MichiganW 43–⁠40234430532−16
Oct 26atOhio StateL 14–⁠63122311212−21
Nov 2vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠1720322401010
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 10–⁠24142516300−6
Nov 16vs.PurdueW 45–⁠211623212116
Nov 23vs.NebraskaL 20–⁠231633217216
Nov 30atWisconsinW 31–⁠242130339404

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′4⅜″
Weight223 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9″
Wingspan77¾″W
40-yard dash4.78 s
10-yard split1.69 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′6″
3-cone drill7.04 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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