Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Ohio State
Malik Hooker
S • 6'2" • New Castle, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Hooker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Malik Hooker built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a safety from New Castle, PA wearing No. 24, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Malik Hooker's career was his defensive production: 74...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 15
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Malik Hooker, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio State. Malik Hooker shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Malik Hooker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · S
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · New Castle · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- New Castle · 4 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 15 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 74 tackles · S 45th (top 12%) · Big Ten 33rd (top 6%) · National 278th (top 5%)
Malik Hooker played S for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Malik Hooker recorded 74 tackles and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ohio State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20162016 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesfirst
- 20162016 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediafirst
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