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Malik Hooker

Safety, Dallas Cowboys · #24.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Safety
Number: 24
Born: Apr 2, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: New Castle, PA, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 215 lbs
College: Ohio State
Experience: 10 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	13	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Career	426	270	156	0	1	4	41	14	195	13.9	0	32	27	17.5	23	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 8	vs TB	L 24-16	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ HOU	W 34-30	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ NYG	L 28-20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Malik Hooker (born April 2, 1996) is an American professional football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 15th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft. While at Ohio State, Hooker was named a unanimous All-American in 2016 and won the 2015 CFP national championship.

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Background

Early life

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. As a senior, he was the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Male Athlete of the Year. A 3-star safety recruit, Hooker committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes over offers from Arizona, Boston College, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia, among others.

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. During the first game of the season, he recorded his first two career interceptions. On November 29, 2016, Hooker was named first-team All-Big Ten. After the season, Hooker decided to forgo the remaining two years of eligibility and enter the 2017 NFL draft. 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.

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