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Safety, Ohio State, 2014–16
Malik Hooker
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- New Castle, PA
- Born
- Apr 2, 1996, in New Castle, Pennsylvania
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Malik Hooker played safety at Ohio State (2014–16). He was a consensus All‑American in 2016. The Indianapolis Colts took Hooker in the first round, No. 15 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Northwestern, 20162interceptions, career highvs. Bowling Green, 2016Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ohio State | 74 | 43 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ohio State | 24 | S | |
| 2015 | Ohio State | 24 | S | |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 24 | S | 6′2″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2016 Ohio State 13 games, 74 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 7 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Bowling Green | W 77–10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Tulsa | W 48–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Oklahoma | W 45–24 | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Rutgers | W 58–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Indiana | W 38–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Wisconsin | W 30–23 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Penn State | L 21–24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Northwestern | W 24–20 | 14 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Nebraska | W 62–3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Maryland | W 62–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Michigan State | W 17–16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Michigan | W 30–27 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Clemson | L 0–31 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 206 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 10¾″ |
| Wingspan | 77¾″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 110 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 57 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 72 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 110 | 400 | 0 | 14 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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