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2020 Football Roster

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Brett Moore / Illinois Athletics

8 Nate Hobbs

  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 195
  • Position DB
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.
  • High School Louisville Male

Biography

Career Highs

Tackles: 10 vs. Wisconsin, 10/19/19
Solos: 6 at UConn, 9/7/19
TFLs: 2.0 at Michigan State, 11/9/19
Sacks: 1.0 at Iowa, 10/7/17
Fumbles Forced: 1 vs. Nebraska, 9/29/17
Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Rutgers 11/2/19
PBUs: 2, three times (last at Michigan State, 11/9/19)
Interception: 1, three times (last at Rutgers, 11/14/20
Interception Return Yards: 27 at Rutgers, 10/6/18
Kick Returns: 4 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Kick Return Yards: 92 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Long Kick Return: 31 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17
All-Purpose Yards: 96 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Punt Returns: 2 vs. Northwestern, 11/25/17
Punt Return Yards: 4 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Long Punt Return: 4 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
All-Purpose Yards: 96 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Touchdowns: 1 vs. Rutgers 11/2/19
Defensive Extra Point: 1 at South Florida, 9/15/17

2020 Senior

  • Started five games at cornerback
  • Missed three games due to injury
  • 31 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one interception returned 26 yards on the season
  • Fourth-quarter interception at Rutgers 11/14/20 led to Illinois’ game-winning field goal
  • Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten third team

2019 Junior

  • Started all 13 games at cornerback
  • All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
  • 67 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, one interception, one fumble recovery on the season
  • Four tackles and a career-high 2.0 TFLs at Michigan State 11/9/19 to help Illinois win 37-34 in the biggest comeback in program history
  • First career touchdown on a 36-yard fumble return in a 38-10 win over Rutgers 11/2/19
  • Career-high 10 tackles  vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 10/19/19 to help Illinois win 24-23 and complete one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten History
  • Career-high six solo tackles at UConn 9/7/19

2018 Sophomore

  • Played nine games with seven starts at corner
  • 22 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, one interception and one PBU
  • Returned four punts for seven yards and returned two kickoffs for 27 yards
  • PBU against Iowa 11/17/18
  • First career interception at Rutgers 10/6/18
  • Missed the first three games of the season due to suspension

2017 Freshman

  • BTN.com All-Freshman Team
  • Played in all 12 games with 10 starts at cornerback
  • 48 tackles (31 solo), 2.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, two pass breakups, one forced fumble on the season
  • Led Illinois in defensive snaps
  • Seventh on the team in tackles (48)
  • 10 kick returns for 223 yards (22.3 yards per kick return)
  • Four punt returns for five yards (1.2 yards per punt return)
  • Scored a defensive extra point on a blocked extra point at South Florida
  • Made his Illinois debut in the opener against Ball State
  • First career start against Western Kentucky
  • First career sack at Iowa

High School

  • Three-star recruit by Scout
  • Ranked No. 233 corner back in the nation by 247Sports
  • Ranked No. 15 recruit in Kentucky by 247Sports
  • High jumped 6-9 and long jumped 22’ 11.25 in high school

Personal

  • Born June 24, 1999
  • Majoring in sociology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2017Freshman

    DB
    6'0" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Sophomore

    DB
    6'0" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Junior

    DB
    6'0" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2020Senior

    DB
    6'0" 195 lbs
    8