Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Ty Hudkins
Junior defensive back on Iowa's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 201 lb · Grand Rapids, MI · Forest Hills Central
Returning to Iowa for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1175 nationally · Signed with Purdue
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Iowa's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2024.
- Transferred from Purdue to Iowa in 2025.
Ty Hudkins
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ryan Walters and Kirk Ferentz. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Forest Hills Central
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Iowa2-0HC: Kirk Ferentz · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Iowa
Returning around him
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #26
The secondary · Iowa
- #6Zach Lutmer71 tackles · 2025
- #2Tyler Brown71 tackles · 2025
- #8Deshaun Lee34 tackles · 2025
- #7Rashad Godfrey Jr.15 tackles · 2025
- #20Ty Hudkins1 game · 2026
14 more on the roster · Iowa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology