Nate Hobbs holds the NB · Backup spot in San Francisco 49ers’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Nate Hobbs played 11 games in 2025 with a 48% snap share.

Nate Hobbs is a 27-year-old nickelback from Louisville, Kentucky, who played college football at Illinois. The Las Vegas Raiders selected him in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. Over five completed seasons, Hobbs appeared in 62 games (43 starts) across stints with Las Vegas (2021–24) and Green Bay (2025), accumulating 304 tackles, 21 passes defensed, three interceptions, and 3.0 sacks. In 2025 with the Packers, he appeared in 11 games (five starts), recording 26 tackles and two passes defensed. Hobbs now enters his sixth season under contract with the San Francisco 49ers.

Illinois2017 – 2020

Raiders2021 – 2024

Packers2025

49erspresent

CollegeIllinoisDraftRound 5 · No. 167 overall · 2021 · LVAcquiredAcquired from Las Vegas Raiders · drafted thereHometownLouisville, KY