Senior defensive back for Iowa. 2021: 3 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 44 tackles.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Lewisville, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 851 nationally · Signed with Iowa
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back for Iowa. 2021: 3 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 44 tackles.
Matt Hankins
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fifth year in the Iowa secondary, same address the whole way. 2021 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles against Minnesota, Week 11, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Iowa, 212 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 43-18 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (91st percentile). Strength: interceptions (90th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #262 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021
W 27–22
vs Minnesota
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-6vs Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-17@ Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-14vs Colorado State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-14@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-20vs Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-24vs Purdue | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-27@ Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-12@ Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-22vs Minnesota | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 44 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 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.
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Andrew Mukuba’s 2021 season.
Matches Andrew on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keionte Scott's senior season at Auburn (2023).
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Player DNA