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Malik Hooker

S · Ohio St. · age 21.1 · 6'1" · 206 lb
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Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#4
Blue Chip
Bust probability
2%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#15
IND
Consensus rank
#5
27 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Pre-draft consensus+0.12
Boards ranking him top-100+0.08
Boards ranking him top-50+0.04
charting total career snaps-0.02
charting def grade+0.02
charting pressures per rush career y-0.02
charting coverage grade career avg+0.02
High-school recruit grade+0.02

Pre-draft consensus (28 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#10
Big Blue View#6
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#6
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#14
Drafttek#4
ESPN (Jeff Legwold)#10
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#16
Football Room (Dave Druckenmiller)#6
Forward Fantasy Focus (Steve Frederick)#7
Fox Sports (Dieter Kurtenbach)#15
Hail To The District (Rajan Nanavati)#4
Inside The Star (Jess Haynie)#4
Lombardi Ave (Dan Dahlke)#8
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#8
Nesn#5
NFL Com (Lance Zierlein)#5

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
1
Avg snap share
94%

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Adrian Amos2015 · #1425.3Franchise
Landon Collins2015 · #335.8Franchise
Jordan Richards2015 · #642.9Contributor
Cedric Thompson2015 · #150TBD
Mykkele Thompson2015 · #144Bust
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