Matt Hankins: DB · Iowa · #8.
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Matt Hankins
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fifth year in the Iowa secondary. The first one came in 2021: All-Big Ten. On tape: 10 tackles against Minnesota, Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-6vs No. 17 Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-17@ No. 9 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 No. 4 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL44 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
5 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 43-18 over that span.
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
Pass share
45.0%
404 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
69.1
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #262 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Iowa, 212 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
