Hunter Dekkers (born July 4, 2001) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and

Iowa Western Reivers Iowa Western Community College is a public community college in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was founded in 1966 and offers 84 programs in both vocational and technical areas as well as in liberal arts. It is also home to a flight school. Campus A ...

Early life

Dekkers grew up in

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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

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. He played the 2024 season for Iowa Western, before entering the

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Statistics

Professional career

In April 2025, he was invited to

rookie minicamp. On May 12, 2025, Dekkers officially signed with the Saints as an

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References

External links

New Orleans Saints bio

Iowa State Cyclones profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dekkers, Hunter 2001 births Living people Players of American football from Iowa American football quarterbacks Iowa State Cyclones football players Iowa Western Reivers football players Sportspeople involved in betting scandals New Orleans Saints players