| No. 97 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 5, 1997 Oakville, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Oakwood (OH) | ||||||||
| College: | Brown | ||||||||
| CFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10 | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2023 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Michael Hoecht (born October 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional American football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Brown.
Early years
Hoecht was born in Oakville, Ontario and lived in Canada until his family moved to Oakwood, Ohio (a community within Dayton, Ohio) when he was three years old. His family moved back to Canada for two years before he started high school, where he lived in Stittsville, then Toronto (North Toronto Collegiate Institute), before returning to Oakwood, Ohio, where he attended Oakwood High School for his final two years of high school.[1]
College career
Hoecht played for the Brown Bears for four seasons. He was named second-team All-Ivy League as a senior after finishing the season with 42 tackles, nine tackles for a loss, and four sacks.[2] Hoecht finished his collegiate career with 174 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, and 16.5 sacks with two forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries in 37 games played.[3]
Statistics
| Season | GP | Defense | ||||
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| Tckl | TfL | Sck | Int | FF | ||
| 2016 | 7 | 18 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 45 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 10 | 69 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 10 | 42 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 174 | 29.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 2 |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) | |||||||||||
| Values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Hoecht was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 26, 2020.[5] He was also selected by the Ottawa Redblacks in the second round of the 2020 CFL Draft.[1] Hoecht was waived by the Rams on September 4, 2020, during final roster cuts, and was subsequently signed to the team's practice squad one day later where he spent his first season.[6][7]
In his second year, Hoecht signed a reserve/futures contract with the team on January 18, 2021.[8] Hoecht made the Rams' 53-man roster out of training camp to start the 2021 season.[9] Hoecht played in all 17 regular season games that year with three starts and had seven tackles.[10] In that year, he also played in all four of the Rams' postseason games, including the team's 23–20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.[11]
For the entire 2022 season, Hoecht was on the Rams’ active roster. Midway through the season the Rams moved Hoecht’s position from defensive tackle to outside linebacker. As a starter in the final seven games, Hoecht produced 34 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 8 quarterback hits.[12]
On March 15, 2023, the Rams tendered Hoecht an Exclusive Rights Free Agent Agreement for the 2023 season[13] which he signed a week later.[14]
References
- 1 2 Baines, Tim (May 8, 2020). "RAM TOUGH? Redblacks draft pick Michael Hoecht living out his football dreams". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ↑ Ralph, Dan (April 21, 2020). "Brown University lineman Hoecht cracks CFL Scouting Bureau's top-20 list". The Chronicle-Journal. The Canadian Press. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ↑ Koch, Bill (April 25, 2020). "Brown defensive lineman Michael Hoecht signs with Rams". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Michael Hoecht College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ↑ Coit, Nick (April 26, 2020). "Brown Captain Michael Hoecht Signs with LA Rams as Undrafted Free Agent". ABC6. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ↑ Beacham, Greg (September 5, 2020). "Rams trim roster to 52 at final cut, leave room for shopping". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ↑ DaSilva, Cameron (September 6, 2020). "Rams announce 15 practice squad signings". Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ↑ Jackson, Stu (January 18, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ↑ Koch, Bill (August 31, 2021). "Two football players with local college ties survived the final day of NFL roster cutdowns on Tuesday; two others did not". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ↑ "From Brown to the Super Bowl: Michael Hoecht's climb to the pinnacle of the NFL". The Providence Journal. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Canadians Michael Hoecht, Alaric Jackson win Super Bowl LVI with Los Angeles Rams". 3DownNation.com. February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ↑ Ridings, Steven (2023-01-23). "Who earned the #11 ranking in the Rams top 15 performers in 2022?". Turf Show Times. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ Jackson, Stu (March 15, 2023). "Rams tender exclusive rights free agents Michael Hoecht, Shaun Jolly and Christian Rozeboom". TheRams.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ Ulrich, Logan (March 22, 2023). "Rams Officially Re-Sign OLB Michael Hoecht". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved 2023-03-25.