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Nate Hobbs San Francisco 49ers · #22

Cornerback · 6' 0", 195 lbs · Louisville, KY · Age 27

Nate Hobbs is a Cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 167th overall, 2021. In 2025 he recorded 27 tackles.

CornerbackDrafted 167th overall5-yr veteran
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San Francisco 49ers · #22 · Cornerback
Nate Hobbs
Season avg27 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg308 tkl · 3 sacks · 3 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
27tkl
0sacks
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Scouting report

Nate Hobbs — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Nate Hobbs is a Cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 167th overall, 2021. In 2025 he recorded 27 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
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Run support
C+
Coverage
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Tackling
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Nate Hobbs stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #834 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
134Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Nate Hobbs — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
27 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
2 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Nate Hobbs

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
4
pd
2–6
1
int
0–1
44
tackles
21–68
0
ff
0–1
11
games
11–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 4 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.8 pd
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 13 / 11 / 11
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Nate Hobbs career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202116743111
202211724011
202313867111
202411495100
202511272000
Career6230821333.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
98off index
99def index
+63net
95%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 97, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Nate Hobbs

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-06-24

The beginning

Nate Hobbs is a Cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, in his 6th NFL season.

San Francisco 49ers

Turning pro

Drafted 167th overall, 2021 as a Cornerback.

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Nate Hobbs is a San Francisco 49ers cornerback, drafted 167th overall, 2021.

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Across 5 seasons (2021–2025) he has recorded 308 tackles, 3 sacks and 3 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 27 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
195 lbs
Draft
167th overall, 2021
Born
Louisville, KY
Age
27
Jersey
#22
Background

Nate Hobbs is from Louisville, KY and is 27 years old. He was drafted 167th overall, 2021 and plays cornerback at 6' 0", 195 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2021–2025) he has recorded 308 tackles, 3 sacks and 3 interceptions. Hobbs is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

Nate Hobbs is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 308 tackles with 3 interceptions and 21 passes defensed across 5 seasons (2021–2025).

Coverage production3 career interceptions and 21 passes defensed.
Tackling308 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking3 forced fumbles and 3 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree167th overall, 2021.
Durability62 career games played.
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FAQ

Nate Hobbs — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nate Hobbs, answered.

What position does Nate Hobbs play?
Nate Hobbs is a Cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers.
When was Nate Hobbs drafted?
Nate Hobbs was drafted 167th overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Nate Hobbs played?
5 (2021–2025).
What are Nate Hobbs's career stats?
He has recorded 308 tackles, 3 sacks and 3 interceptions.
Nate Hobbs career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
10
since 2021
Games missed
10
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk14 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk13 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk12 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk11 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk10 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk8 · Knee

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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