Malik Hooker
| No. 29 – Indianapolis Colts | |
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| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 2, 1996 New Castle, Pennsylvania |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | New Castle (PA) |
| College: | Ohio State |
| NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Malik Hooker (born April 2, 1996) is an American football safety for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Colts with the 15th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Early years
Hooker attended New Castle High School in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He played basketball and two years of football in high school as a cornerback and wide receiver.[1] As a senior, he was the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Male Athlete of the Year.[2]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Ohio State in 2014, Hooker played in all 13 games in 2015, recording 10 tackles playing mostly special teams. As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, he took over at free safety.[3][4] During the first game of the season he recorded his first two career interceptions.[5][6] On November 29, 2016, Hooker was name First Team All-Big Ten.[7] After the season, Hooker decided to forgo the remaining two years of eligibility and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.[8] After his college career, it was revealed that Hooker underwent surgeries for a torn labrum in his hip and a sports hernia. As a result, Hooker could not participate in the combine.[9]
Professional career
Hooker was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 15th overall pick in 2017 NFL Draft.[10]
References
- ^ High school notebook: New Castle junior recruited for both basketball, football
- ^ Male Athlete of the Year: In basketball or football, Malik Hooker was the man
- ^ Mike White's Xtra Points: When Malik Hooker wowed Urban Meyer ... in basketball
- ^ Is Malik Hooker next to win a starting job? 5 things to know about Ohio State's safety
- ^ Tom Archdeacon: Mother, son make quite an impression in OSU opener
- ^ Malik Hooker was never actually going to leave Ohio State: The real story of the rising Buckeyes safety
- ^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Ohio State DB Malik Hooker entering NFL draft". Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ "Ex-Buckeye Malik Hooker to miss combine after multiple surgeries". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ Bowen, Kevin (April 28, 2017). "Colts Draft Ohio State Safety Malik Hooker In First Round". Colts.com.