Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Arkansas State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#37
Hudson Hooper
Senior linebacker for TCU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Cypress, TX · Bridgeland High School
The numbers
11
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Grambling
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for TCU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Walk-on earns starter role (Sep 9) Reported
Hudson Hooper
He has spent three seasons in the TCU linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Arkansas State, Week 3, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
TCU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
TCU
Played his entire career under Sonny Dykes.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +7 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 20-9 over that span.
2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026TCU2-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (22nd percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
45.1%
93 pass / 113 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
100 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
AT TCU 2025 | SOPHOMORE (13/0) Appeared in every game … had two tackles against West Virginia. 2024 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (11/0) Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams ... tied for the TCU lead with five special teams tackles ... totaled six stops on the season ... had two tackles in wins…
The linebacker corps · TCU
- #3Max Carroll34 tackles · 2025
- #11Michael Short22 tackles · 2025
- #27Michael Teason10 tackles · 2025
- #37Hudson Hooper4 tackles · 2025
- #41Caleb Cortezno box-score line yet
7 more on the roster · TCU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology