![]() Dekkers speaking to the press during Iowa State's media day in 2022. | |
No. 18 – New Orleans Saints | |
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Hawarden, Iowa, U.S. | July 4, 2001
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | West Sioux (Hawarden, Iowa) |
College: | Iowa State (2020–2022) Iowa Western (2024) |
NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Practice squad |
Hunter Dekkers (born July 4, 2001) is an American professional football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Western Reivers.
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. [1] Dekkers set Iowa high school career records for most passing yards with 10,628 and touchdown passes with 126. [2] [3] Dekkers committed to play college football at Iowa State after considering offers from Purdue, Kansas State, and Indiana. [4]
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. [5] 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. [6] Dekkers was named Iowa State's starter entering his redshirt sophomore season. [7] [8] In August 2023, Dekkers stepped away from the Iowa State football program after being indicted on charges related to sports gambling. [9]
He played the 2024 season for Iowa Western, [10] before entering the 2025 NFL draft. [11]
Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
2020 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 118 | 16.9 | 1 | 0 | 260.2 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 |
2021 | Iowa State | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 193 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 113.4 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 1 |
2022 | Iowa State | 12 | 12 | 4–8 | 302 | 457 | 66.1 | 3,044 | 6.7 | 19 | 14 | 129.6 | 89 | 73 | 0.8 | 2 |
2024 | Iowa Western | 13 | 13 | 11–2 | 288 | 449 | 64.1 | 3,806 | 8.5 | 32 | 10 | 154.4 | 44 | −11 | −0.8 | 1 |
ICCAC Career | 13 | 13 | 11–2 | 288 | 449 | 64.1 | 3,806 | 8.5 | 32 | 10 | 154.4 | 44 | −11 | −0.8 | 1 | |
Career | 19 | 12 | 4–8 | 327 | 500 | 65.4 | 3,355 | 6.7 | 22 | 15 | 130.3 | 96 | 146 | 1.5 | 4 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | ||||
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6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.65 s | 1.63 s | 2.70 s | 4.24 s | 7.25 s | ||||
All values from Pro Day [12] |
In April 2025, he was invited to New Orleans Saints rookie minicamp. [13] On May 12, 2025, Dekkers officially signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent. [14] On July 31, the Saints released Dekkers. [15] On August 6, Dekkers re-signed with the Saints. [16] However, he was waived by New Orleans once more on August 14. [17] Dekkers was signed to the practice squad on August 27. [18]