University of Maryland Athletics

CAREER HONORS

• 2024 Butkus Award Watch List
• Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
• 2024 Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten
• 2024 Phil Steele Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten
• 2024 Shrine Bowl 1000
• 2023 Team Captain (voted on by players)
• 2023 Third-Team All-Big Ten

HYPPOLITE II IN THE NEWS

• For Maryland football, return of linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II is ‘a cheat code’
• Ruben Hyppolite II, suddenly a veteran on the Maryland defense, embraces his leadership role (Washington Post, September 16, 2021)
• Maryland LB Ruben Hyppolite Draws Inspiration From Ravens Legend Ray Lewis (PressBox Online, April 28, 2021)

As a Senior (2024):

• Started all 12 games
• Totaled 66 tackles (33 solo), 6.5 tackles for a loss, one sack and one forced fumble 
• Three passes defended and one interception
• Team leader in tackles (66)
• Eight tackles (six solo) vs. Iowa (11/23)
• Three tackles with one TFL vs. Rutgers (11/16)
• Career-high tying 10 tackles and 0.5 TFL at #1 Oregon (11/9)
• Six tackles with 1.5 TFL at Minnesota (10/26)
• Seven tackles vs. USC (five solo) (10/19)
• Three tackles, including one TFL, vs. Northwestern (10/11)
• Notched six tackles, including one TFL, at Indiana (9/28)
• Team-high six tackles, including a TFL, vs. Villanova (9/21)
• Game-high eight tackles vs. Michigan State (9/7), 0.5 TFL
• Notched first career INT vs. UConn (8/31)

As a Senior (2023):

• Started all 13 games at linebacker
• Finished second on the team in tackles with 66 (47 solo)
• Also added 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup
• Tallied four tackles (three solo) and a pass breakup at TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30)
• Recorded a three-yard tackle for loss as part of five tackle performance at Rutgers (11/25) 
• Set season-high with 10 tackles (five solo) vs. #2 Michigan (11/18) 
• Notched six tackles (four solo) at Nebraska (11/11) 
• Tallied four tackles (three solo) vs. #9 Penn State (11/4) 
• Notched three solo tackles and a six-yard sack at Northwestern (10/28) 
• Led the Terps with seven tackles (five solo) against Illinois (10/14) 
• Set a career-high with six solo tackles at #7 Ohio State (10/7) 
• Recorded five tackles (four solo) in win over Indiana (9/30)
• Tallied six tackles (four solo) and half a tackle for loss in win at Michigan State (9/23) 
• Led the Terps with six tackles (five solo) in win over Virginia (9/15)

As a Junior (2022):

• Appeared in nine of 13 games with eight starts
• Totaled 24 tackles (nine solo) and one pass breakup
• Recorded five tackles (one solo) in Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. #23 NC State (12/30) 
• Tallied four tackles (two solo) vs. #2 Ohio State (11/19)
• Returned from injury at Wisconsin (11/5) and tallied three solo tackles
• Missed four games due to injury
• Recorded four tackles in wins at Charlotte (9/10) and vs. SMU (9/17)
• 2022 Academic All-Big Ten selection.

• Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts at linebacker
• Finished third on the team with 62 tackles (39 solo), two tackles for loss for 13 yards, two pass breakups and one forced fumble
• Had a career-high and game-high 12 tackles (four solo) in New Era Pinstripe Bowl win over Virginia Tech (12/29)
• Led Terps with seven tackles (four solo) in bowl clinching win at Rutgers (11/27)
• Tallied four solo tackles vs. #8 Michigan (11/20) and in win over Indiana (10/30) 
• Secured a career-high eight tackles (five solo) at Minnesota (10/23) 
• Posted a career-best five solo tackles vs. #5 Iowa (10/1) 
• Forced a fumble of Kent State RB Marquez Cooper in the second quarter, recovered by teammate Tarheeb Still
• Tallied five tackles (three solo) in win at Illinois (9/17)
• Broke up two passes and recorded five tackles (three solo) with a tackle for loss in win over West Virginia (9/4)

• Appeared in four of five games with one start at linebacker
• Totaled 18 tackles (10 solo) and two sacks for 23 yards 
• Earned first career start at #12 Indiana (11/28), matching career-best with seven tackles (career-high four solo) 
• Played huge role in win over Penn State (11/7), tallying seven tackles (three solo) and two sacks for 23 yards, the most sacks in a game by a Maryland freshman since Andre Monroe had 2.5 vs. Wake Forest on 11/19/11

• ESPN 300 member
• Four-star linebacker 
• 20th ranked outside linebacker in country 
• Selected to US National Team for International Bowl
• Defensive MVP of Ray Lewis Academy
• Chose Maryland over Penn State, Michigan, LSU, West Virginia and Auburn

• Son of Laquinta "Nikki" Hyppolite
• Has younger sister Nicolyn
• Lists sports hero as Ray Lewis
• Biggest sports thrill is winning two state championships and having four sacks in one game
• Hobbies are working out and playing video games
• Wants to be a sports agent
• Favorite pregame meal is pasta.