Michael Hoecht

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Michael Hoecht
No. 97 – Los Angeles Rams
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-05) October 5, 1997 (age 27)
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:267 lb (121 kg)
Career information
High school: Oakwood (Oakwood, Ohio, U.S.)
College: Brown (2016–2019)
CFL draft: 2020  / round: 2 / pick: 10
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Total tackles:147
Sacks:13.0
Forced fumbles:2
Pass deflections:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Hoecht (born October 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Brown Bears.

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Early life

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, where he went to South Carleton High School, 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

SeasonGPDefense
TcklTfLSckIntFF
2016 7184.04.000
2017 104510.05.001
2018 10696.53.501
2019 10429.04.000
Total 3717429.516.502

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight
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 as an exclusive rights free agent for the 2023 season [13] which he signed a week later. [14] Hoecht went on to start every game of the 2023 season opposite rookie Byron Young, logging 6 sacks, 81 tackles, a forced fumble, 7 tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hits. [15] He helped the Rams clinch a playoff berth and produced half a sack and 2 quarterback hits in their 23-24 loss to the Detroit Lions in the Wildcard Round.

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  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Koch, Bill (April 25, 2020). "Brown defensive lineman Michael Hoecht signs with Rams". The Providence Journal . Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Michael Hoecht College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ Coit, Nick (April 26, 2020). "Brown Captain Michael Hoecht Signs with LA Rams as Undrafted Free Agent". ABC6. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
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  7. ↑ DaSilva, Cameron (September 6, 2020). "Rams announce 15 practice squad signings". Rams Wire. USA Today . Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Canadians Michael Hoecht, Alaric Jackson win Super Bowl LVI with Los Angeles Rams". 3DownNation.com. February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
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  14. ↑ Ulrich, Logan (March 22, 2023). "Rams Officially Re-Sign OLB Michael Hoecht". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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