Maxen Hook: S · Toledo · #25.
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Maxen Hook
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Five seasons in the Toledo secondary to date. Named All-MAC four seasons running, most recently in 2024. On tape: 15 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Buffalo, Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
108 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-10vs Duquesne | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-23vs Massachusetts | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-17@ Mississippi State | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-26@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-20vs Miami (OH) | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-30@ Buffalo | 15 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-6@ Northern Illinois | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-41vs Bowling Green | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-28@ Eastern Michigan | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-10vs Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-24vs Ohio | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 14-21@ Akron | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 108 | 62 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
108tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL108 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Jason Candle — 39-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
51.2%
452 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #25 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Toledo, 344 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jason Candle.
