Jordan Hancock: CB · Ohio State · #7.
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Jordan Hancock
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Fourth year in the Ohio State secondary. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Texas — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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 this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 48 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 41 | 28 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 98 | 62 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 13 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-6vs Akron | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Marshall | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7@ Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32@ No. 3 Oregon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-17vs Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ No. 3 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-0vs Purdue | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs No. 5 Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13vs Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 7 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-21vs No. 1 Oregon | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-14vs No. 4 Texas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 8 |
Week 9 · 2024
W 21-17
vs Nebraska
1 interception · 5 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this season48 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Ryan Day — 47-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
46.5%
455 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
61.1
16 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #138 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 98 tackles — drafted at #170 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 2nd NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 2nd NFL season
