Ht/Wt
6'
1"
|
226 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Tempe,
Arizona
Last School
Marcos de Niza High School
Roster Years
2005-2009
Personal
- Parents are Kerrick Hooks and Glenda Benford
- Recruited by Northern Arizona, UNLV and UTEP
Before BYU
- Rated by the Arizona Republic as the state of Arizona's 17th ranked high school prospect
- Listed as one of the state's top-25 high school prospects by a national recruiting service
- Named Arizona Republic second-team All-Central Region as a running back
- Rushed for over 1,100 yards in 2004
- Credited with 15 touchdowns as a senior, despite missing two games due to injury
- Qualified for the state track & field championships as a junior in the long jump and triple jump
- Three-year honor roll student
- Listed as a top-25 high school prospect in the state of Arizona
Stats
YEAR GMS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS SACKS/YDS PBU QBH FR FF INT/YD 2006 11 10 8 18 - - - - - 1 - 2007 10 8 8 16 - - - - - - - 2008 5 1 3 4 - - - - - - - 2009 10 27 17 44 2.0/2 1.0/1 - 2 - 1 - TOTAL 36 46 36 82 2.0/2 1.0/1 - 2 - 2 -
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2006
- Played in 12 of the Cougars' 13 games during the season
- Earned letterman honors
- Significant contributor at linebacker and on special teams
- Credited with 18 tackles on the season, including 10 solo and eight assisted stops
- Had a season-high five tackles against UNLV
- Had a season-high three solo tackles against Wyoming
- Forced a fumble in the Cougars' 38-8 victory over Oregon in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl
- Significant contributor on a defensive unit that gave up only 14.7 points per game, ranking 10th nationally
- Part of a defense that ranked fourth nationally in turnover margin with +14 turnover margin (+1.08 pg)
Sophmore Year
2007
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
- Competed in 12 of the Cougars' 13 games during the season
- Saw action on special teams and as a reserve linebacker
- Credited with 16 tackles on the season, including 8 solo takedowns
- Had a season-high five stops against Eastern Washington, including three solo tackles
Junior Year
2008
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- Saw action in five games after returning from a knee injury suffered during spring ball
- Totaled four tackles on the season
- Contributor on special teams
Senior Year
2009
- Earned letterman honors as a senior
- Saw action in 10 games, including starts against Colorado State and TCU
- Totaled 44 tackles on the season, including 27 solo
- Recorded two tackles for loss and one sack (Oklahoma)
- Had two quarterback hurries
- Forced a fumble in the Tulane game
- Suffered a season-ending injury in the New Mexico game
- Had a career-high nine tackles against Utah State
- Carried out the team flag prior to the Wyoming game
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2005
- Redshirted as a true freshman
Medical Redshirt Year
2005
Redshirted as a true freshman.