Malik Hooker

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Malik Hooker has been durable enough to stay relevant, but not durable enough for managers to stop checking the report every week. Evidence check: injury reports across 8 different seasons; 1 games missed in the last three (2025: 1); 2019 was the rough one at 2 missed; longest on-report absence ran 2 weeks in 2019 (Wk 4–5); reinjury band sits at High. The news desk has been quieter lately, so the structured history is doing most of the talking.

For fantasy, Malik is startable but fragile: keep a handcuff or streaming backup ready when the next soft-tissue note lands.

Based on injury history + recent reporting. Not a medical diagnosis.

Season projection drivers

  • Season fantasy points ≈ 59.0 (league scoring)
  • Assumes ~17 games projected
  • Weekly projections available for weeks 1–18 (e.g. week 18 ≈ 4.0 pts)

Recent news

  • Coach Brian Schottenheimer said Tuesday that Hooker (back) will be limited during the Cowboys' minicamp, Tommy Yarrish of the Cowboys' official site reports.

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