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Defensive back, Illinois, 2017–20
Nate Hobbs
Lettered 2017 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
- Born
- Jun 24, 1999, in Louisville, Kentucky
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Nate Hobbs played defensive back at Illinois (2017–20). The Las Vegas Raiders took Hobbs in round 5, No. 167 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2019Defense
Returns
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Illinois | 8 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Illinois | 8 | DB | So. | ||
| 2019 | Illinois | 8 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Illinois | 8 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 195 |
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
2020 Illinois 5 games, 32 tackles, 1 INT
2019 Illinois 13 games, 68 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 42–3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at UConn | W 31–23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 31–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Nebraska | L 38–42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | at Minnesota | L 17–40 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Michigan | L 25–42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Wisconsin | W 24–23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Purdue | W 24–6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Rutgers | W 38–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Michigan State | W 37–34 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Iowa | L 10–19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Northwestern | L 10–29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. California | L 20–35 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Illinois 10 games, 22 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Illinois | W 34–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. Penn State | L 24–63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atRutgers | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Purdue | L 7–46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atWisconsin | L 20–49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Maryland | L 33–63 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs.Minnesota | W 55–31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atNebraska | L 35–54 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Iowa | L 0–63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | atNorthwestern | L 16–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Illinois 12 games, 48 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ball State | W 24–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 20–7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | at South Florida | L 23–47 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Nebraska | L 6–28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atIowa | L 16–45 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Rutgers | L 24–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atMinnesota | L 17–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Wisconsin | L 10–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atPurdue | L 10–29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | L 14–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Ohio State | L 14–52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Northwestern | L 7–42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ |
| Weight | 196 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 76½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 s |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ |
| Broad jump | 11′3″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.85 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.17 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 58 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Las Vegas Raiders | 15 | 71 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Raiders | 11 | 67 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | 13 | 79 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 11 | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 58 | 287 | 3 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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