Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Football - Iowa

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FOOTBALL

Hunter Dekkers

Quarterback
WEST SIOUX HS
HAWARDEN , IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

3640

Passing yards

36

Passing touchdowns

439

Rushing yards

9

Rushing touchdowns
“Hunter Dekkers is the best quarterback I’ve ever coached against. His accuracy and touch are outstanding, and he has the ability to make all the throws. He can use his athleticism and mobility to make plays when things break down.”
Nate Mechaelsen
Head Coach Head coach at Underwood High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior quarterback passed for 3,640 yards and 36 touchdowns this past season, leading the Falcons to the Class 1A semifinals. Dekkers completed 201 of 324 passes with just four interceptions, while also rushing for 439 yards and nine touchdowns on 103 carries. A three-time First Team All-State honoree, he was also an Elite 11 quarterback competition national finalist.

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Academic Achievement

Dekkers has maintained a 3.68 GPA in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play football on scholarship at Iowa State University next fall.

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Exemplary Character

An altar server at his church, Dekkers has served as a peer tutor in his school and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth sports programs.