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Jersey Number 4
Ruben Hyppolite II
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 240
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- High School:
- McArthur
- Major:
- Family Sciences
- Shop:
- Shop
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)
As a Freshman (2020):
- 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
Before Maryland:
- 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
Personal:
- 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.
HYPPOLITE'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles - 12 (vs. Virginia Tech, 12/29/21)
Solo Tackles - 6 (at #4 Ohio State, 10/7/23)
Sacks - 2 (at Penn State, 11/7/20)
Pass Breakups - 2 (West Virginia, 9/4/21)
Forced Fumbles - 1 (Kent State, 9/25/21)
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