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CAREER
Just the third Rocket ever to make an All-MAC team in four seasons (Barry Church and Nick Kaczur)...Made first team in each of the past three seasons, third team in 2001.
2024
First-Team All-MAC...Third straight season making first-team all-conference...Accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl on Feb. 1...Led team with 107 tackles...Fifth in MAC and 24th in the nation with 8.92 tackles per game...Five games in double digits in tackles...Career-high 16 tackles plus an interception vs. Ohio...MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week for performance vs. NIU on Oct. 19...13 tackles and a PBU at NIU...Recorded 10 tackles vs. Bowling Green...Career-high 15 tackles at Buffalo...Interception and a fumble recovery at WKU...Nine tackles and two pass breakups vs. Miami...Team-high 12 tackles at Mississippi State...Six tackles and a forced fumble vs. Duquesne...Named to preseason watch lists for Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Top Defensive Player) and Jim Thorpe Award (Top Defensive Back)...Named preseason First-Team All-MAC by Athlon and Phil Steele.....Team captain for second straight season.
2023
First-team All-MAC...Second-team Academic All-America...Third straight year making an All-MAC team...Tied for third in MAC with three interceptions...Third on team with 69 tackles...Led team in tackles vs. BGSU (11), Miami (8), EMU (8) and Buffalo (13)...Five tackles, one breakup and an interception with 54 second left vs. Ball State...Missed five games due to injury...Five tackles, a forced fumble and a breakup vs. NIU...Four tackles and an interception vs. Illinois...Named to preseason watch list for Bronko Naguarki Trophy (Top Defensive Player)...On Senior Bowl preseason watch list...Team captain...Academic All-MAC.
2022
First-team All-MAC...Third on team with 81 tackles...Also had two interceptions and four breakups...Had game-clinching interceptions vs. EMU and Ball State...Seven tackles, two breakups and interception with 1:12 left in win vs. Ball State...Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week after tying career-high with 13 tackles, grabbing game-clinching interception with 29 seconds left at EMU...Seven tackles vs. UMass..Nine tackles at Ohio State...Led UT with 10 tackles, two TFL, and one sack at San Diego State...Came out of CMU game due to injury on game’s opening kickoff...Returned to action at Buffalo after missing previous two games, tallied Season-high 12 tackles...Six tackles vs. BGSU...Seven tackles vs. Ohio in MAC Championship Game...Eight tackles in Boca Raton Bowl vs. Liberty...Academic All-MAC.
2021
Third-Team All-MAC...Second on team and 12th in MAC with 95 tackles....3.5 TFL and three pass breakups...Played in 13 games at safety and starter in last 11 games...10 tackles and a breakup vs. Ohio...12 tackles vs. EMU...10 tackles and a fumble recovery vs. WMU...Career-high 13 tackles vs. Northern Illinois...Team-high 11 tackles and a sack vs. CMU...Returned a blocked punt 35 yards for a TD vs. Norfolk State...Also blocked a punt vs. NSU...Tied for second on the team with 7 tackles in the Bahamas Bowl against Middle Tennessee State....On watch list for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award...Academic All-MAC with perfect 4.0 GPA...Nominee for Academic All-America.
2020
Played in all six games, making four tackles... Season-high three tackles against BGSU... Joined team in the spring of 2020.
High School
Three-star prospect according to 247 Sports...Three-time all-state honoree at New Palestine High School...Indiana’s Defensive Back Mr. Football in 2019...Helped lead New Palestine to a Class 5A state title as a senior, totaling 90 tackles to go with four fumble recoveries and two interceptions...Also caught 23 passes for 447 yards and seven touchdowns in 2019.
Personal
Full name is Maxen Michael Hook...Parents are Matt and Amy Hook...Graduated with a degree in accounting...Working on his MBA in leadership.
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 13 (Three times, last vs Buffalo, 10-31-23)
