- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- S
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 185
- Hometown
- New Castle, PA
- High School
- New Castle
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2018, 2019
Major: Undeclared (2019)
Weight: 200 (2019), 185 (2018)
2019 Media Guide: Arrived on campus in June of 2018 and redshirted as a true freshmen … is undecided on a major and is in health professions exploration.
High School: Marcus Hooker was a consensus three-star prospect out of New Castle High School … is the younger brother of former Buckeye and current Indianapolis Colt Malik Hooker, a 2016 unanimous All-American for the Scarlet and Gray and a first-round NFL Draft choice … coached by Joe Cowart at New Castle … on offense, played running back, wide receiver and quarterback throughout his career … was a cornerback, safety and linebacker on defense … Hooker scored 17 touchdowns as a junior, helping the Red Hurricanes reach the WPIAL Class 4A final, and had over 1,100 yards rushing as a senior … 44 tackles, two forced fumbles and a sack during his junior season … New Castle News Player of the Week following his 262-yard effort on 40 carries in a 48-47 double OT win over Northwest this past fall … also a standout basketball player for New Castle who scored over 1,000 career points.
Personal: Mother is Angela Dennis.
Defense
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 16 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |