Defensive end, Iowa, 2014–18
Parker Hesse
Lettered 2015–18 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 261 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Waukon, IA
- Born
- May 26, 1995
Parker Hesse played defensive end at Iowa (2014–18).
Career highs
2sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Northern Illinois, 2018Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Iowa | 40 | DE | RS | ||
| 2015 | Iowa | 40 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Iowa | 40 | DE | So. | ||
| 2017 | Iowa | 40 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Iowa | 40 | DE | Sr. | 6′3″ | 261 |
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
2018 Iowa 13 games, 58 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 33–7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Iowa State | W 13–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 38–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Wisconsin | L 17–28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Minnesota | W 48–31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Indiana | W 42–16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Maryland | W 23–0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Penn State | L 24–30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Purdue | L 36–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Northwestern | L 10–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at Illinois | W 63–0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Nebraska | W 31–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 27–22 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Iowa 13 games, 43 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Wyoming | W 24–3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atIowa State | W 44–41 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. North Texas | W 31–14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Penn State | L 19–21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Michigan State | L 10–17 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Illinois | W 45–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atNorthwestern | L 10–17 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Minnesota | W 17–10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Ohio State | W 55–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atWisconsin | L 14–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Purdue | L 15–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNebraska | W 56–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Boston College | W 27–20 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Iowa 11 games, 36 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. North Dakota State | L 21–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Rutgers | W 14–7 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Northwestern | L 31–38 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atMinnesota | W 14–7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atPurdue | W 49–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Wisconsin | L 9–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atPenn State | L 14–41 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Michigan | W 14–13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atIllinois | W 28–0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Nebraska | W 40–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 3–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 Iowa 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27 | atNebraska | W 28–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ |
| Weight | 253 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.87 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.18 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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