Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Ohio State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Marcus Hooker
Junior defensive back on Ohio State's 2021 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · New Castle, PA
Ohio State 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 640 nationally · Signed with Ohio State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Ohio State's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio State in 2018.
- Transferred from Ohio State to Youngstown State in 2022.
Marcus Hooker
Four seasons at Ohio State, two different head coaches: Urban Meyer and Ryan Day. The receipt: 6 tackles against Ohio State — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 32 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with Ohio State3-star out of New Castle
2022
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ohio State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coaches2018
Ohio State
Coaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Ohio State13-1HC: Urban Meyer · Balanced, fast tempo
2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ohio State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 15 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 32 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology