Hunter Dekkers

Hunter Dekkers (born July 4, 2001) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Western Reivers.

Hunter Dekkers

Dekkers speaking to the press during Iowa State's media day in 2022.
Personal information
Born:	(2001-07-04) July 4, 2001 (age 24) Hawarden, Iowa, U.S.
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)
Position:	Quarterback
NFL draft:	2025: undrafted
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2025)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

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.^[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]

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.^[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]

Statistics

Season	Games			Passing								Rushing
	GP	GS	Record	Comp	Att	Pct	Yards	Avg	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
Iowa State Cyclones
2020	3	0	—	5	7	71.4	118	16.9	1	0	260.2	3	12	4.0	1
2021	4	0	—	20	36	55.6	193	5.4	2	1	113.4	4	61	15.3	1
2022	12	12	4–8	302	457	66.1	3,044	6.7	19	14	129.6	89	73	0.8	2
Iowa Western Reivers
2024	13	13	11–2	288	449	64.1	3,806	8.5	32	10	154.4	44	−11	−0.8	1
Career	32	25	15–10	615	949	64.8	7,161	7.5	54	25	141.7	140	135	0.9	5

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill
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, 2025, the Saints released Dekkers.^[15]