Defensive line, Iowa, 2020–25
Ethan Hurkett
Lettered 2022–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 49
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 259 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cedar Rapids, IA
Ethan Hurkett played defensive line at Iowa (2020–25).
Career highs
9tackles, career highthree times; last vs. Nebraska, 20242sacks, career highthree times; last vs. Nebraska, 2024Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa | 49 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Iowa | 49 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Iowa | 49 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Iowa | 49 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Iowa | 49 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Iowa | 49 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 259 |
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
2025 Iowa 13 games, 35 tackles, 7.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. UAlbany | W 34–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Iowa State | L 13–16 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Massachusetts | W 47–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Rutgers | W 38–28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Indiana | L 15–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Wisconsin | W 37–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Penn State | W 25–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Oregon | L 16–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at USC | L 21–26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan State | W 20–17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Nebraska | W 40–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–27 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Iowa 13 games, 56 tackles, 6.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Illinois State | W 40–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Iowa State | L 19–20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Troy | W 38–21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atMinnesota | W 31–14 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Ohio State | L 7–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Washington | W 40–16 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atMichigan State | L 20–32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Northwestern | W 40–14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Wisconsin | W 42–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at UCLA | L 17–20 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Maryland | W 29–13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Nebraska | W 13–10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Iowa 13 games, 52 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Utah State | W 24–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atIowa State | W 20–13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Western Michigan | W 41–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atPenn State | L 0–31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Michigan State | W 26–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Purdue | W 20–14 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atWisconsin | W 15–6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Minnesota | L 10–12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Northwestern | W 10–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Rutgers | W 22–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Illinois | W 15–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNebraska | W 13–10 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Michigan | L 0–26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Iowa 9 games, 15 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs.Iowa State | L 7–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atRutgers | W 27–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan | L 14–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atIllinois | L 6–9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Northwestern | W 33–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atPurdue | W 24–3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Wisconsin | W 24–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atMinnesota | W 13–10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Nebraska | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Iowa 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs.Indiana | W 34–6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Kent State | W 30–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ |
| Weight | 244 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.87 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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