Linebacker, Maryland, 2020–24
Ruben Hyppolite II
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hollywood, FL
- Born
- Sep 16, 2001
Ruben Hyppolite II played linebacker at Maryland (2020–24). The Chicago Bears took Hyppolite in round 4, No. 132 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 20212sacks, career highat Penn State, 2020Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Maryland | 4 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Maryland | 4 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Maryland | 4 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Maryland | 4 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Maryland | 4 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 232 |
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
2024 Maryland 12 games, 66 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UConn | W 50–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Michigan State | L 24–27 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Virginia | W 27–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Villanova | W 38–20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Indiana | L 28–42 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Northwestern | L 10–37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. USC | W 29–28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Minnesota | L 23–48 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Oregon | L 18–39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Rutgers | L 17–31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Iowa | L 13–29 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Penn State | L 7–44 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Maryland 13 games, 66 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Towson | W 38–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Charlotte | W 38–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Virginia | W 42–14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atMichigan State | W 31–9 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Indiana | W 44–17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Ohio State | L 17–37 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Illinois | L 24–27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atNorthwestern | L 27–33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Penn State | L 15–51 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Nebraska | W 13–10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Michigan | L 24–31 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atRutgers | W 42–24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Auburn | W 31–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Maryland 6 games, 19 tackles
2021 Maryland 13 games, 62 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. West Virginia | W 30–24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Howard | W 62–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atIllinois | W 20–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Kent State | W 37–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Iowa | L 14–51 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atOhio State | L 17–66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atMinnesota | L 16–34 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Indiana | W 38–35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Penn State | L 14–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atMichigan State | L 21–40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Michigan | L 18–59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atRutgers | W 40–16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 54–10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Maryland 3 games, 18 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atNorthwestern | L 3–43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atPenn State | W 35–19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atIndiana | L 11–27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 236 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″W |
| Hand size | 9″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.39 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″W |
| Broad jump | 9′10″W |
| Bench press | 18 repsW |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 sW |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.