76 CHRIS
HOKE
PRO
(77-15/10-2): Earned a spot on
the 53-man roster with a strong preseason performance during his rookie campaign
(2001)... saw significant playing time for the first time in his career during
the 2004 season...played in 15 games the following season in 2005 and all 16
games the past three years...spent time during the 2002 season on the team’s
practice squad...signed a four-year contract during the 2007 offseason to keep
him with the team through 2010.
2008
(16-3/3-0): Played in all 16 regular-season games for the third
consecutive season, making three starts...finished with 18 tackles (14 solo) and
one sack...played in all three postseason games as a reserve at NT...9/7 vs.
Houston: Played in his 37th consecutive game as a reserve at NT
and helped the Steelers limit the Texans to 75 yards on 20 carries (3.8
avg.)...9/14 at Cleveland: Played in his 38th consecutive game
as a reserve at NT and helped the Steelers limit the Browns to only 208 net
offensive yards on 59 plays (3.5 avg.)...9/21 at Philadelphia: Played in
his 39th consecutive game at NT and recorded his first three tackles of the
season while seeing increased playing time with Casey Hampton leaving the game
early due to injury...9/29 vs. Baltimore: Made his 13th career start at
NT...recorded three tackles (two solo) and had two QB pressures...10/5
at Jacksonville: Made his 2nd consecutive start at NT...finished with two
solo tackles and one QB pressure... 10/19 at Cincinnati: Made his 3rd
consecutive start at NT...finished with two tackles (one solo) and one QB
pressure...10/26 vs. New York Giants: Played in his 43rd consecutive game
as a reserve at NT...helped limit New York to 83 yards rushing on 35 attempts
(2.4 avg.)...11/3 at Washington: Played in his 44th consecutive game as a
reserve at NT...finished with one solo tackle...11/9 vs. Indianapolis:
Played in his 70th career game...had one solo tackle...11/16 vs.
San Diego: Played in his 46th consecutive game as a reserve at NT...helped
limit the Chargers to 66 rushing yards on 22 attempts (3.0 avg.)...11/20
vs. Cincinnati: Played in his 47th consecutive game as a reserve at
NT...finished with one solo tackle and one QB pressure...11/30 at New
England: Played in his 48th consecutive game as a reserve at NT...finished
with three tackles (two solo)...12/7 vs. Dallas: Played in his 49th
consecutive game as a reserve at NT...had one QB pressure...12/14 at
Baltimore: Played in his 75th career game as a reserve at NT...12/21 at
Tennessee: Played in his 51st consecutive game as a reserve at NT...finished
with one assisted tackle...12/28 vs. Cleveland: Played in his 52nd
consecutive game... recorded his first sack of the season...AFC
Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San Diego: Played in his eighth consecutive
postseason game as a reserve at NT...AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs.
Baltimore: Played in his ninth consecutive postseason game as a reserve at
NT...Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Played in his 10th consecutive
postseason game as a reserve at NT.
2007 (16-1/1-0):
Appeared in all 16
games for the second straight year…made only start of season in place of injured
Casey Hampton in Week 5 win over Seattle…recorded five tackles and 0.5 sacks as
a backup NT…made one tackle in the playoff loss to Jacksonville... 9/9 at Cleveland: Saw action as the
back-up NT and got one-half sack for a loss of five yards…was also credited with
two quarterback pressures…part of a defense that allowed 46 rushing yards in the
game...9/16 vs. Buffalo: Saw action
on seven plays but did not record a tackle...9/23 vs. San Francisco: Saw limited
action at NT and did not register a tackle...9/30 at Arizona: Saw limited action and
registered one solo tackle on 11 defensive snaps...10/7 vs. Seattle: Played in his
49th game with the Steelers and had the 12th start of his
career, due to Casey Hampton’s hamstring injury…had one tackle and was part of a
defensive unit that allowed only 144 total yards, 38 rushing yards, 106 passing
yards and only eight first downs...10/21
at Denver: Saw action in his 50th game with the Steelers on 15
defensive plays and registered two tackles (one solo)…part of a defensive unit
that allowed Denver running backs to gain only 54 rushing yards...10/28 at Cincinnati: Saw limited action
at NT and did not register a tackle...11/5 vs. Baltimore: Saw extensive
action at NT but did not register a tackle…part of a defensive unit that allowed
the Ravens only 104 total yards, with 64 coming on the ground and 40 yards by
air…the Baltimore offense managed only five first downs all night...11/11 vs. Cleveland: Saw limited action
at NT and did not register a tackle…part of a defensive unit that allowed only
163 total yards, including 40 rushing and 123 passing yards...11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Played in his
30th consecutive game but saw limited action at NT…did not manage a
tackle...11/26 vs. Miami: Saw
extensive action at NT for the 31st consecutive game…did not manage a
tackle but was part of a defense that gave up only 159 total yards, including 49
rushing, 110 passing and only nine first downs...12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Saw limited action
on defense and did not record a tackle...12/9 at New England: Saw limited action
on defense in his 33rd consecutive game played...12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Saw action in
his 34th consecutive game but did not register a tackle...12/20 at St. Louis: Saw action in his
35th consecutive game…saw action on nine defensive plays but did not
register a tackle...12/30 at Baltimore:
Played in his 60th career and 36th consecutive game
but did not register a tackle... AFC
WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville: Saw action in his seventh consecutive
playoff game and finished with one tackle.
2006
(16-1): Played
primarily as a backup but made a start at NT in place of the injured Casey
Hampton…finished the season with 10 tackles, including one tackle for loss…9/7 vs. Miami: Logged five snaps at NT
but did not record a tackle…9/18 at
Jacksonville: Saw action on defense and registered one solo tackle while
logging seven plays…9/24 vs.
Cincinnati: Logged three defensive snaps…10/8 at San Diego: Saw action on 10
plays but did not record a tackle…10/15
vs. Kansas City: Saw action on 18 plays and recorded a solo tackle…10/22 at Atlanta: Recorded three
tackles (two solo) and one quarterback hurry/pressure in 31 snaps…10/29 at Oakland: Started at NT for the
first time of the season…finished with two solo tackles in 43 plays…11/5 vs. Denver: Logged six snaps…11/12 vs. New Orleans: Logged 10 snaps
and recorded one quarterback hurry/pressure…11/19 at Cleveland: Logged five plays
and recorded one solo tackle…11/26 at
Baltimore: Logged nine plays and recorded one solo tackle…dropped Jamal
Lewis for a two-yard loss…12/3 vs. Tampa
Bay: Saw action on defense for 10 snaps…12/7 vs. Cleveland: Played on special
teams…12/17 at Carolina: Logged nine
snaps…12/24 vs. Baltimore: Collected
one tackle…12/31 at Cincinnati:
Logged two plays.
2005
(15-0/4-0):
Saw action in 15 games (inactive Week 12 at Indianapolis)…finished the season
with five tackles (three solo)…9/11 vs. Tennessee: Played 13 snaps
on defense and recorded one solo tackle…9/18
at Houston: Played 10 defensive snaps as a reserve…9/25
vs. New England: Logged
seven snaps…10/10 at San Diego: Saw action as a
reserve…played eight snaps and had one assisted tackle…10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Logged seven plays…10/23 at Cincinnati: Saw limited action as a reserve
and on special teams…logged four defensive snaps and finished with two solo
special teams tackles…10/31 vs. Baltimore: Saw action on eight snaps and on
special teams…11/6 at Green Bay: Logged 10 snaps and recorded one solo
tackle…11/13 vs. Cleveland: Logged seven plays and registered a
quarterback hurry/pressure…11/20 at Baltimore: Logged seven plays and recorded one
solo tackle…11/28 at Indianapolis: Was inactive
for the first game all season (coach's decision)…12/4
vs. Cincinnati: Saw action
on special teams…12/11 vs. Chicago: Logged five defensive plays but did
not record a tackle…12/18 at Minnesota: Played five snaps on defense…saw
action on special teams but did not record a tackle…12/24 at Cleveland: Logged 23 plays and recorded one
tackle…1/1 vs. Detroit: Saw action as a
reserve defensive lineman and played seven snaps…recorded one quarterback
hurry/pressure…AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at
Cincinnati: Recorded two tackles (one solo) and one QB sack while
playing as a reserve NT…AFC Divisional Game 1/15 at
Indianapolis: Played as a
reserve NT but did not record a tackle…AFC
Championship Game 1/22 at Denver: Saw action as a reserve NT…recorded
one solo tackle…Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Saw action as a reserve NT…recorded
one solo tackle.
2004
(14-10/2-2):
Filled
in for a Steelers' starter Casey Hampton and performed superbly…started the
final 10 regular-season games when Hampton was lost for the year due to a season
ending knee injury suffered in the Oct. 17 Dallas game…followed the regular
season with a strong postseason...9/26 at Miami: Was active for the first
time and played two defensive snaps...10/3 vs.Cincinnati: Played five defensive snaps...10/10 vs.Cleveland: Was credited with one quarterback
hurry/pressure…played six defensive snaps...10/17 at Dallas: Was credited with one
quarterback hurry/pressure…logged 10 defensive plays...10/31 vs. New England: Made his first pro start and
performed well…registered one tackle…also was credited with a quarterback
hurry/pressure…played 24 defensive snaps...11/7 vs. Philadelphia: Was credited with one assist and a
team-high three quarterback hurries/pressures…played 21 defensive snaps...11/14 at Cleveland: Registered his first career
sack…finished with four total tackles (all solo)…logged 27 defensive plays...11/21 at Cincinnati: Made his fourth straight
start…recorded one solo tackle…played 26 defensive snaps...11/28 vs. Washington: Finished with three total
tackles (two solo)…was credited with two quarterback hurries/pressures…logged 31
defensive plays...12/5 at
Jacksonville: Recorded
his second sack of the season…finished with six total tackles (four solo)…played
41 defensive snaps...12/12 vs. N.Y.
Jets: Finished with
four total tackles (two solo)...12/18
at N.Y. Giants: Registered three total tackles (two solo)…logged
39 defensive plays...12/26 vs.
Baltimore: Registered two solo tackles…also was credited with a
quarterback hurry/pressure…played 30 defensive snaps...1/2
at Buffalo: Recorded two solo tackles…also was credited with two
quarterback hurries/pressures…played 18 defensive snaps...AFC
Divisional Playoff Game 1/15 vs. N.Y. Jets: Played in the first
postseason action of his career and came up big with his first sack (three
yards)…finished with five total tackles (two solo)...AFC
Championship Game 1/23/05 vs. New England: Was credited with one assist.
2003
(0-0):
Was inactive for all 16 games in 2003.
2002
(0-0):
Dressed for two games (Games 3 and 4) but did not play...was inactive for the 13
other games...spent one game on the practice squad when he was placed there Nov.
23, 2002 to make room for safety Erik Totten.
2001
(0-0):
Was inactive for the first 14 weeks of the season…was released Dec. 22 to make
room for the activation of running back R.J. Bowers...was placed on the team's
practice squad Dec. 25 for the remainder of the season.
COLLEGE:
2000: Finished
fourth on team with 51 tackles (25 solo), which tied a career high…registered
five sacks and 15 tackles for losses…recovered one fumble. 1999: Set a career high with 51
tackles (27 solo), including 13 tackles for a loss…recorded six sacks…recovered
one fumble…registered two quarterback pressures…recorded five or more tackles in
four games…named Academic All-Mountain West Conference. 1998: Registered 37 tackles (30
solo) and five tackles for a loss...registered three sacks and five quarterback
pressures…helped Cougars defense lead the Western Athletic Conference in total
and rushing defense. 1997:
Played entire season as a backup after spending previous two years on
an LDS mission to Brussels, Belgium…registered two tackles...1994: Redshirted...majored in
communications.
PERSONAL
Lettered three times in football at Foothill (Santa Ana, Calif.) High...team
went undefeated and was a CIF quarterfinalist during senior year...named league
defensive player of the year...named first-team All-CIF twice, All-Orange County
twice and all-league three times...lettered three times in track...was
three-time league champion in the shot put...married (Jaimee)... has three sons,
Cade (8), Nathan (6) and Lincoln (2),and one daughter, Chloee (4)...is the son
of Ed and Kim Hoke and Frank and Cathy Winger...Full name: Chris
Hoke.
