DAL · FS · #24
Malik Hooker
Is Malik Hooker starting?
Malik Hooker is the starting FS for the Dallas Cowboys.
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The Dallas Cowboys play next in Week 6, on the road against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 18 (NBC). Malik Hooker is listed as the starter at FS going into that game.
At FS for the Dallas Cowboys, P.J. Locke is next in line behind him.
Malik Hooker's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 16-24 vs TB (Oct 8); W 34-30 at HOU (Oct 4); L 20-28 at NYG (Sep 13).
Malik Hooker wears No. 24, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 215 lbs, has 10 years of NFL experience, came out of Ohio State.
Is Malik Hooker playing this week?
Malik Hooker is expected to start at FS for Dallas Cowboys. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
DAL FS Depth
Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILBDeMarvion Overshown
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RILB
- SLB
- LCBJoey Porter Jr.
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- SS
- FSMalik HookerThis player
- RCB
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DAL | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | DAL | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | DAL | 17 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | DAL | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | DAL | 15 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | DAL | 15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | IND | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | IND | 12 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | IND | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | IND | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Career | 10 yrs | 110 | 244 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#5 of 9 at FS in Interceptions (2026)
Malik Hooker is rated 63 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 195th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 26% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 8Lvs TBTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 16-24
Oct 4W@ HOUTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 2
Final W 34-30
Sep 13L@ NYGTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 20-28
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | Lvs TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | W@ HOU | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | L@ NYG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malik Hooker's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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