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 | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Louisville Male (Louisville, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Illinois (2017–2020) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 5 / pick: 167 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve/designated for return | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2022 | |||||||||||||
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Nate Hobbs (born June 24, 1999) is an American 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 drafted by the Raiders in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.[1]
College career
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
| 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] | ||||||||||||
Hobbs was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 167th pick in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft on May 1, 2021.[5] The Raiders obtained the 167th pick as a result of trading guard Gabe Jackson to the Seattle Seahawks.[6] On May 17, Hobbs signed his four-year rookie contract with Las Vegas.
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.[7]
Personal life
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.[8]
References
- ^ Wagner, Joey. Vegas-Raiders-2021-NFL-Draft-164815725/ "DRAFTED: Ravens select Louisville DB Nate Hobbs in first round". gocards.com.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Nate Hobbs Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com.
- ^ "Nate Hobbs 247". 247Sports.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Harris, Blake. "Raiders add another defensive back with Nate Hobbs from Illinois". Silver and Black Pride.
- ^ "Raiders place CB Nate Hobbs on IR, sign CB Tevaughn Campbell to practice squad". Raiders.com. October 17, 2022.
- ^ Gutierrez, Paul. "Las Vegas Raiders CB Nate Hobbs arrested on DUI charge hours after win over Indianapolis Colts". ESPN.
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