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American football quarterback (born 2001)

Hunter Dekkers
Hunter Dekkers, wearing a red jersey with a yellow number 12 on it, speaks to the press during Iowa State's media day in 2022.Dekkers speaking to the press during Iowa State's media day in 2022.
Iowa Western Reivers – No. 8
PositionQuarterback
MajorCommunication Studies
Personal information
Born: (2001-07-04) July 4, 2001 (age 23)
Hawarden, Iowa
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolWest Sioux
(Hawarden, Iowa)

Hunter Dekkers (born July 4, 2001) is an American college football quarterback for the Iowa Western Reivers.

Early life

Dekkers grew up in Hawarden, Iowa on a cattle farm. He attended West Sioux High School, where he was a member of the football, basketball, baseball, and track teams. Dekkers set Iowa high school career records for most passing yards with 10,628 and touchdown passes with 126. Dekkers committed to play college football at Iowa State after considering offers from Purdue, Kansas State, and Indiana.

College career

Dekkers played in three games as a true freshman before redshirting the season and completed five of seven pass attempts for 114 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for a touchdown. He spent his redshirt freshman season as the backup to starter Brock Purdy completed 20 of 36 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed four times for 61 yards and one touchdown in four games. Dekkers was named Iowa State's starter entering his redshirt sophomore season. In August 2023, Dekkers stepped away from the Iowa State football program after being indicted on charges related to sports gambling.

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Iowa State Cyclones
2020 3 0–0 5 7 71.4 118 16.9 1 0 260.2 3 12 4.0 1
2021 4 0–0 20 36 55.6 193 5.4 2 1 113.4 4 61 15.3 1
2022 12 4–8 302 457 66.1 3,044 129.6 19 14 129.6 89 73 0.8 2
Career 19 4–8 327 500 65.4 3,355 6.7 22 15 130.3 96 146 1.5 4

References

  1. Olson, Max (September 8, 2022). "Iowa State's Hunter Dekkers hype train: Why the Cyclones believe in their new QB's quiet rise". The Athletic. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. "Iowa high school football: West Sioux's Hunter Dekkers breaks all-time passing touchdown record". The Des Moines Register. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  3. "Journal Siouxland Male Athlete of the Year: Hunter Dekkers loved competing for West Sioux". Sioux City Journal. August 26, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. "Iowa State Football: 2020 in-state QB Hunter Dekkers commits". Ames Tribune. June 23, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  5. "Brock Purdy has 25 Iowa State football records and is on the verge of setting even more". The Gazette. August 22, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  6. "Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell talks Hunter Dekkers, defense". The Des Moines Register. August 2, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  7. "Hunter Dekkers' journey to starting Iowa State QB can be traced back to a 'flawless' summer camp". The Gazette. September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  8. "Hunter Dekkers, taking over for Brock Purdy, hopes to add deep-ball element to Cyclones attack". weareiowa.com. August 19, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  9. Hines, Travis; Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State QB Hunter Dekkers accused of betting on ISU sports, including football". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

External links

Iowa State Cyclones starting quarterbacks
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