Last confirmed: Iowa, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Forsyth, IL · Maroa-Forsyth
Jack Hockaday: LB · Iowa · #48.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jack Hockaday
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Iowa linebacker corps. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-3vs Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Northern Iowa | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-28vs No. 18 Wisconsin | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 48-31@ Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-30@ No. 17 Penn State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-38@ Purdue | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-14vs Northwestern | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 63-0@ Illinois | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28vs Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-22vs No. 18 Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 24 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%5 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups62 tackles · 5 for loss.
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 25-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.7%
407 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 75 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
