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Punishing hit: Former Illini Nate Hobbs lights up QB Geno Stone for impressive sack

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Geno Stone is going to remember Nate Hobbs for awhile.

In Saturday night’s preseason game between Las Vegas and Seattle, Hobbs showed off his speed and power early in the game by getting to Stone in the blink of an eye and dropping him to the turf for his first sack in the NFL.

Below is the clip of Hobbs’ impressive play. It came in the 1st quarter of the contest:

Hobbs finished the night with 2 tackles, both solo stops, and a sack. The Raiders defeated the Seahawks 20-7 in the first preseason game for both squads.

Hobbs was a fifth-round selection in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Illinois. Clearly, his success in Champaign is translating to the next level pretty early.

Las Vegas is back in action on Aug. 21, taking on the Los Angeles Rams.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB