2023 Roster
Roster
Hook, Daveon

Jersey Number 29
Daveon Hook
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cibolo, Texas
- High School:
- Steele
Bio
Pronunciation Guide
Honors at Rice
2024
Saw action in all 12 games and made a career-best five starts… Has played in 31 consecutive games, the second-longest among returning players (Peyton Stevenson, 38)… Second on the team with 42 solo tackles and fifth on the team with 49 total tackles… Credited with a career-high seven tackles at Army and matched that at Memphis… Fifth on the team with 589 snaps on defense and added 114 on special teams.
2023
Played in all 13 games on special teams (168 plays) as well as on defense (213 snaps) and made a start in the First Responder Bowl where he recorded a career-high six tackles… Broke up a career-best three passes, forced his first career fumble, and set a career-high with 16 tackles… Saw his greatest special teams activity against Texas Southern (22 plays) and his most defensive snaps vs. Texas State in the bowl game (66)… Credited with two tackles and a forced fumble against the Mustangs… Credited with his first career tackle for loss in the season finale vs. Florida Atlantic, for a loss of two yards… Broke up a career-high two passes vs. East Carolina, including one on the Pirates’ final possession.
2022
Earned a letter as a true freshman walk-on by appearing in eight games and being credited with 10 tackles… Made his debut vs. McNeese with 11 snaps and went on to play 98 snaps on the season… Assisted on a tackle vs. McNeese… Recorded his first solo tackles at LA Tech (2) and topped that the following week with four vs. Charlotte for his career-high.
Cibolo Steele High School
Three-year starter for David Saenz at Steele, earning First Team All-State honors (Padilla Poll) and honorable mention (TSWA) as a senior … Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Hot 300… Two-time, All-District 27-6A and two-time all-area pick … Credited with 96 tackles (38 solo), nine PBU, and one interception as a senior … Totaled 188 tackles (69 solo) in his career along with five interceptions … Competed in the long and triple jump as well as running a leg on the 4x200 relay … Honorable mention Academic All-State in both football and track.
Personal
Full name: Daveon Jasahn Hook ... Born: February 5 at New York City... Parents: Thad and Deja Hook… One brother, two sisters… Rice major: Business... Rice College: Hanszen

Hanszen College
Honors at Rice
- American Conference All-Academic 2024, 2025
Saw action in all 12 games and made a career-best five starts… Has played in 31 consecutive games, the second-longest among returning players (Peyton Stevenson, 38)… Second on the team with 42 solo tackles and fifth on the team with 49 total tackles… Credited with a career-high seven tackles at Army and matched that at Memphis… Fifth on the team with 589 snaps on defense and added 114 on special teams.
2023
Played in all 13 games on special teams (168 plays) as well as on defense (213 snaps) and made a start in the First Responder Bowl where he recorded a career-high six tackles… Broke up a career-best three passes, forced his first career fumble, and set a career-high with 16 tackles… Saw his greatest special teams activity against Texas Southern (22 plays) and his most defensive snaps vs. Texas State in the bowl game (66)… Credited with two tackles and a forced fumble against the Mustangs… Credited with his first career tackle for loss in the season finale vs. Florida Atlantic, for a loss of two yards… Broke up a career-high two passes vs. East Carolina, including one on the Pirates’ final possession.
2022
Earned a letter as a true freshman walk-on by appearing in eight games and being credited with 10 tackles… Made his debut vs. McNeese with 11 snaps and went on to play 98 snaps on the season… Assisted on a tackle vs. McNeese… Recorded his first solo tackles at LA Tech (2) and topped that the following week with four vs. Charlotte for his career-high.
Cibolo Steele High School
Three-year starter for David Saenz at Steele, earning First Team All-State honors (Padilla Poll) and honorable mention (TSWA) as a senior … Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Hot 300… Two-time, All-District 27-6A and two-time all-area pick … Credited with 96 tackles (38 solo), nine PBU, and one interception as a senior … Totaled 188 tackles (69 solo) in his career along with five interceptions … Competed in the long and triple jump as well as running a leg on the 4x200 relay … Honorable mention Academic All-State in both football and track.
Personal
Full name: Daveon Jasahn Hook ... Born: February 5 at New York City... Parents: Thad and Deja Hook… One brother, two sisters… Rice major: Business... Rice College: Hanszen

Hanszen College
Houston postgame
Sunday, September 07
Louisiana Postgame
Sunday, August 31
2025 February Signing Day
Thursday, February 06
Scott Abell 2024 December Signing Day
Wednesday, December 04