2020 Football Roster
Nate Hobbs
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- Position:
- DB
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Louisville Male
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
