Ruben Hyppolite II

Former linebacker at Maryland. 2024: 66 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Maryland · Sr. · #4

6′0″ · 232 lb · Hollywood, FL

CFB Index 56 · #238 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceChicago — drafted 2025, Rd 4, Pick 30, #132 overall

Recruiting

4★

OLB recruit

No. 257 nationally · Signed with Maryland

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Maryland. 2024: 66 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Maryland in 2020.
Drafted round 4 by the Chicago in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Maryland, 231 tackles — drafted at #132 overall by Chicago.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20203 games

Signed with Maryland4-star out of McArthur

202313 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tenthird

2025

Drafted by Chicagoround 4, pick 132

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#257 national

CFB

College

Maryland

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #132

Chicago · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Mike Locksley

Maryland

Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ChicagoEntering 2nd NFL season

#132Rd 4 · Pick 30

ChicagoEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Mike Locksley — 29-27 over that span.

2020Maryland2-3HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced

2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

56Quality starter #238 of 571?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (90th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (87th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#295 / 2892 · 90th pct

Tackles for loss#361 / 2892 · 87th pct

6.5

Solo tackles#417 / 2892 · 85th pct

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.1	0.5	0.0	0.1
Road5g	6.0	0.6	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.3	0.5	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	6.7	0.6	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

56 · #238 of 571 LBs

Former four-star. Now #238 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Maryland	66	33	6.5	0.0	2	1	--
2023	Maryland	66	47	2.5	1.0	1	--	--
2022	Maryland	19	8	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
2021	Maryland	62	39	2.0	0.0	2	--	--
2020	Maryland	18	10	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		231	137	13.0	3.0	6	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 29–28

vs USC

7 TOT · 5 SOLO

Edged out USC at home in a shootout.

With B. Edwards — 373 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 68.9 · B. McFerson — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 53 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 50-7vs UConn	1	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 2	L 24-27vs Michigan State	8	2	0.5	—	0
Wk 3	W 27-13@ Virginia	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 38-20vs Villanova	6	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 28-42@ Indiana	6	0	0.5	—	0
Wk 7	L 10-37vs Northwestern	3	3	1.0	—	1
Wk 8	W 29-28vs USC	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 23-48@ Minnesota	6	2	1.5	—	0
Wk 11	L 18-39@ Oregon	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 17-31vs Rutgers	3	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 13-29vs Iowa	8	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 7-44@ Penn State	11	5	1.0	—	1	Season-high 11 tackles
Total		66	33	6.5	1	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology