Nate Hobbs
.jpg) Hobbs with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 39 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 24, 1999 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Louisville Male (Louisville, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Illinois (2017–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 5 / pick: 167 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Nate Hobbs (born June 24, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and was selected by the Raiders in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft.[1]
College career
[edit]Hobbs was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[2] He committed to Illinois on December 23, 2016, over offers from Ball State, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, and Western Kentucky.[3]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
196 lb (89 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.48 s | 1.58 s | 2.56 s | 4.17 s | 6.85 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) |
11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
The Las Vegas Raiders selected in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[5] The Raiders obtained the 167th pick as a result of trading guard Gabe Jackson to the Seattle Seahawks.[6] Hobbs was the 24th cornerback drafted in 2021, became the first cornerback drafted from Illinois to go on to play in the NFL since 2010. He notably became the first of five defensive backs drafted from the same Illinois' secondary spanning from 2018-2020. Fellow cornerback Kerby Joseph was drafted in 2022 with Devon Witherspoon, Quan Martin, and Sydney Brown following Hobbs and Joseph in 2023.[7]
On May 17, Hobbs signed his four-year rookie contract with Las Vegas.[8]
Hobbs entered the 2022 season as a starting cornerback. He suffered a broken hand in Week 5 and was placed on injured reserve on October 17, 2022.[9] He was activated on December 3.[10]
Personal life
[edit]On the morning of January 3, 2022, Hobbs was arrested for driving under the influence. He was found by the police asleep at the wheel of his car on a parking lot exit ramp.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "2021 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Nate Hobbs Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Nate Hobbs 247". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Nate Hobbs, Illinois, CB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Illinois CB Nate Hobbs selected at No. 167 by the Raiders". Raiders.com. May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Blake (May 1, 2021). "Raiders add another defensive back with Nate Hobbs from Illinois". Silver and Black Pride. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Illinois Drafted Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ "Raiders sign fifth-round pick CB Nate Hobbs". Las Vegas Raiders. May 17, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Sam (October 17, 2022). "Raiders Place CB Nate Hobbs On IR". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders activate CB Nate Hobbs from injured reserve". Raiders.com. December 3, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Gutierrez, Paul (January 3, 2022). "Las Vegas Raiders CB Nate Hobbs arrested on DUI charge hours after win over Indianapolis Colts". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.