Senior safety on Rice's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Cibolo, TX · Steele
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he projects
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Grades highest in speed and play recognition.
The full scouting readRecruiting
S recruit
No. 2552 nationally · Signed with Rice
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Rice's 2025 roster.
Daveon Hook
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Daveon Hook has been at Rice through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL against UConn — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-12@ Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-61@ UTSA | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs UConn | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Bowl | L 10-41@ Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Rice
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104
Player DNA
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marques Buford’s 2023 season.
Matches Marques on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chike Anigbogu's senior season at Rice (2023).
Matches Chike on
Player DNA
Pronunciation Guide Honors at Rice American Conference All-Academic 2024, 2025, 2026 2026 Preseason Phil Steele American All-Conference preseason second team (2026) Athlon American All-Conference preseason second team (2026) Team Captain 2025 Credited with 22 tackles while being limited to five g...
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