Christian Hackenberg

Christian Hackenberg
Hackenberg in 2016 NFL Combine.
No. 5 New York Jets
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1995-02-14) February 14, 1995
Place of birth: Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Fork Union (VA) Military
College: Penn State
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51
Career history
Roster status: Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
  • 2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year[1]
  • 2013 Big Ten newcomer of the year by ESPN
  • 2013 True Freshman All-America Honors
  • 2013 ESPN Captain Big Ten All-Freshmen Team
  • 2014 Pinstripe Bowl MVP

Christian Hackenberg (born February 14, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. After playing high school football at Fork Union Military Academy, Hackenberg was a highly sought-after recruit, and committed to Penn State prior to the revealing of sanctions against the program in wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, but ultimately stayed with the program, and won the starting quarterback job his freshman year.

In the 2016 NFL draft, Hackenberg was drafted by the Jets in the 2nd round, 51st overall.[2]

Early years

Hackenberg attended Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia. He was ranked as the best pro-style quarterback recruit by ESPN,[3] and the second best pro-style quarterback recruit by Rivals.com.[4]

Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Christian Hackenberg
QB		 Fork Union, VA Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 4.84 Feb 29, 2012 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Hackenberg committed to Penn State after being recruited by a tandem of Penn State coaches – quarterbacks coach Charlie Fisher and running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Charles London, turning down offers from Alabama, UConn, Florida, Rutgers, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.[4] Scouted as a five-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, and the #2 pro-style quarterback in the nation, Hackenberg was described as an accurate, drop-back passer with ample athleticism who had a high ceiling.[5]

College career

As a true freshman in 2013, Hackenberg was named the team's starting quarterback.[6] In his first three games of the season, he twice earned Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week accolades, with a 72-percent completion percentage, 851 yards, 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, including a game against Eastern Michigan in which he set the Penn State single-game record for passing yards by a freshman with 311 (previous record of 280 held by Zack Mills).[7] Coach Bill O'Brien commended Hackenberg's leadership of the team, noting that the team fed off his calm demeanor, in contrast to O'Brien's fiery personality. He did note that Hackenberg made some mistakes typical of younger players, but he was on the fast track to grasping O'Brien's complex offensive schemes.[8] Hackenberg was a five-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week and was named the 2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Hackenberg broke one Penn State overall and 11 school freshman games, or season passing and total offense records this year, including game (30) and season completions (231), game (340) and season passing yardage (2,955) and game (4) and season (20) touchdown passes. He also broke freshman marks for game (55) and season passing attempts (392) and the number of 200-yard (9) and 300-yard (4) passing games.

Statistics

Hackenberg's statistics were as follows:[9]

NCAA career statistics
Penn State Nittany Lions
Season Passing Rushing
GP GS Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB Rating Att Yards Avg TD
2013 12 12 231 392 2,955 58.9 20 10 134.0 49 −68 −1.4 4
2014 13 13 270 484 2,977 55.8 12 15 109.4 93 −94 −1.0 0
2015 12 12 184 345 2,386 53.3 16 5 123.8 65 −84 −1.3 2
NCAA career totals 37 37 685 1,221 8,318 56.1 48 30 121.4 207 -246 -1.2 6

Professional career

On January 2, 2016 Hackenberg officially declared for the 2016 NFL Draft. He was drafted by the New York Jets.[10] According to ESPN's Todd McShay, Hackenberg was the fifth-best quarterback among those able to enter the draft.[11]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4 in 223 lb32 in9 in 4.78 s 7.04 s 31 in 11 ft 4 in
All values from NFL Combine,[12]

References

  1. ↑ Moyer, Josh. "Hackenberg named B1G Freshman of the Year". ESPN. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Cimini, Rich. "Jets take Christian Hackenberg, adding intrigue to QB situation". ESPN. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Christian Hackenberg". Football Recruiting – Player Profiles – ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. February 6, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Christian Hackenberg". Yahoo! Sports – Football Recruiting. Yahoo!. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Christian Hackenberg – Scouting Report". Football Recruiting – Player Profiles – ESPN Insider (subscription required). ESPN Internet Ventures. February 6, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ Moyer, Josh (August 30, 2013). "Penn State Nittany Lions to start Christian Hackenberg at QB". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hackenberg named Big Ten Freshman of Week". Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. NBC Universal. September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ Flounders, Bob (September 18, 2013). "The Big Easy: Calm, confident Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg making big strides early in his career". The Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA). Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Christian Hackenberg". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ Kalland, Robby (January 2, 2016). "Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg declares for the NFL Draft". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ Shanker, Jared (January 2, 2016). "Christian Hackenberg to enter draft". espn.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Christian Hackenberg". National Football League.

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