Austin Hooper

Austin Hooper
No. 81 Atlanta Falcons
Position: Tight End
Personal information
Date of birth: (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994
Place of birth: San Ramon, California
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Concord (CA) De La Salle
College: Stanford
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards

Austin Manuel Hooper is an American football tight end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.

Early years

Hooper attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and committed to Stanford University to play college football.[1][2] Hooper was listed as a defensive end by Rivals and also by ESPN who had him rated as a four-star recruit and the #261 player overall in the nation regardless of position.

College career

After redshirting his first year at Stanford in 2013, Hooper played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2014.[3][4] He finished the season with 40 receptions for 499 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2015, Hooper was a finalist for the John Mackey Award.[5]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4 in 254 lb33 3⁄4 in10 5⁄8 in 4.72 s 4.32 s 7.00 s 33 in 11 ft 7 in 19 reps
All values from NFL Combine,[6]

Atlanta Falcons

On April 29, 2016, Hooper was selected with the 18th pick in the 3rd round (81st overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Rivals.com
  2. ↑ Stanford football receives commitment from top tight end
  3. ↑ Austin Hooper is man to beat at tight end for Stanford
  4. ↑ Hooper helping re-establish tight end position at Stanford
  5. ↑ College football: Christian McCaffrey, Joshua Garnett, Austin Hooper and Michael Carrizosa finalists for awards
  6. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Austin Hooper". National Football League.
  7. ↑ "NFL Draft: the Atlanta Falcons select TE Austin Hooper in the third round". The Falcoholic. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  8. ↑ http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-First-Team-to-Sign-Entire-Draft-Class/375e8756-cf30-41b5-b6fe-f95ea1c8170f

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