North Carolina · L 10-15
No tackles.
Kansas · W 22-16
9 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 6 games average 7 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Hooper has tackles in 7 of TCU’s 8 games: none against North Carolina.
Hudson Hooper
Three seasons in the TCU linebacker corps to date. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Kansas, Week 9, 2026.
50 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 9 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Arkansas State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-21@ UCF | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17vs No. 10 BYU | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-6@ Baylor | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24vs West Virginia | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 22-16vs Kansas | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 34 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 22-16 vs Kansas, play by play
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.
How TCU’s defense played that day
Kansas’s 12 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 10 for him; the box score credits 9.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 passes broken up, tied for 10th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
8 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -7 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups50 tackles · 3 for loss.
3 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 22-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
50.8%
270 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
302 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
More tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sonny Dykes.
