Michael Hoecht

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

Michael Hoecht
No. 96 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-05) October 5, 1997
Oakville, Ontario
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Oakwood
(Oakwood, Ohio)
College:Brown
CFL Draft:2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2021
Total tackles:5
Sacks:0.0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school

Hoecht was born in Oakville, Ontario and lived there until his family moved to Dayton, Ohio when he was four years old. His family moved back to Canada shortly before he started high school and lived in Stittsville for two years before returning to Ohio and settling in Oakwood, Ohio, where he attended Oakwood High School.[1]

College career

Hoecht played for the Brown Bears for four seasons. He 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.[2]

Professional career

Hoecht was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 26, 2020.[3] He was also selected by the Ottawa Redblacks in the second round of the 2020 CFL Draft.[1] Hoecht was waived on September 4, 2020, during final roster cuts, and was subsequently signed to the team's practice squad one day later.[4][5] Hoecht signed a reserve/futures contract with the team on January 18, 2021.[6] Hoecht made the Rams' 53-man roster out of training camp to start the 2021 season.[7]

References
  1. Baines, Tim (May 8, 2020). "RAM TOUGH? Redblacks draft pick Michael Hoecht living out his football dreams". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  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. "Brown Captain Michael Hoecht Signs with LA Rams as Undrafted Free Agent". ABC6. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  4. "Rams trim roster to 52 at final cut, leave room for shopping". The Washington Post. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  5. DaSilva, Cameron (September 6, 2020). "Rams announce 15 practice squad signings". Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  6. Jackson, Stu (January 18, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  7. "Two football players with local college ties survived the final day of NFL roster cutdowns on Tuesday; two others did not". The Providence Journal. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.


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