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2025 season · TE · #81 · 10th season

81Austin Hooper

Age 32 · 6'4" · 254 lb · Stanford · Pick 81 overall (2016). Snap share 50% across 16 games.

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Targets
26
1.6 per game
T-51st of 72
Receptions
21
81% catch rate
T-50th of 72
Yards
263
16 per game
45th of 72
Touchdowns
2
13 first downs
T-36th of 72
Target share
6%
6% of air yards
52nd of 72
aDOT
9.0
air yards per target
9th of 72
EPA / target
+0.65
+16.8 total
8th of 72
YAC / catch
4.1
86 after the catch
60th of 72
The short version
  • How goodHooper's +16.8 EPA is 22nd of 72 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+11.7, 94th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy2.4 standard points a game, TE46 of 108.3.1 half-PPR points a game, TE46 of 108.3.7 PPR points a game, TE47 of 108.
  • How he's usedAustin is a downfield target: 15% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 5% for the league's receivers.
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 2.3 a game over his last three against 1.6 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets7%52nd of 72
28th
Depth of targetair yards per target9.09th of 72
88th
After the catchyards per reception4.160th of 72
17th
Catch ratereceptions per target81%8th of 72
90th
EPA per target+0.658th of 72
90th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target50%7th of 72
90th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 72
91st
Yards per game16.446th of 72
37th
Success rate73%T-2nd of 72
97th
Total EPA+16.822nd of 72
70th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Hooper scores 2.4 standard points a game, TE46 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 3.8; 0 boom weeks (9+) and 10 busts (under 3).

Points a game2.4TE46 of 108
Season38.3TE46 · 16 games
Most weeks0.0–3.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 109+ · under 3

Hooper scores 3.1 half-PPR points a game, TE46 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 5.3; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 10 busts (under 4).

Points a game3.1TE46 of 108
Season48.8TE46 · 16 games
Most weeks0.0–5.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 1012+ · under 4

Hooper scores 3.7 PPR points a game, TE47 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 6.8; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 10 busts (under 5).

Points a game3.7TE47 of 108
Season59.3TE47 · 16 games
Most weeks0.0–6.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 1015+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

Austin is a downfield target: 15% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 5% for the league's receivers. He wins before the catch rather than after it: 35% of his yards come after the catch (league 50%). His share of the team's targets is 6%: on third down it holds at 2%; inside the 20 it holds at 7%. He rarely moves before the snap: 45% of his targets come with motion (league 56%).

DownfieldDeep share 15% · 94th pctlWins before the catchAfter the catch 35% · 12th pctlStaticMotion 45% · 20th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
15%
94th
Screensshare of his targets
3%
36th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
27%
61st
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
35%
12th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
2%
16th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
7%
35th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
45%
20th
Play actiontargets off play action
42%
71st
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapTgtRecYdsTDEPA
1vs LV L 13-2021st D21st vs TE32%1110+0.8
2at MIA W 33-2718th D18th vs TE62%3338+2.3
3vs PIT L 14-2117th D17th vs TE65%3228+1.5
4vs CAR W 42-1332nd D32nd vs TE65%1124+1.7
5at BUF W 23-203rd D3rd vs TE57%0000.0
6at NO W 25-1912th D12th vs TE64%115+0.1
7at TEN W 31-1323rd D23rd vs TE51%22111+1.6
8vs CLE W 32-138th D8th vs TE57%2238+2.7
9vs ATL W 24-2316th D16th vs TE53%1120+2.2
10at TB W 28-2324th D24th vs TE56%100-0.8
11vs NYJ W 27-14Did not play · Out (concussion)
12at CIN W 26-2029th D29th vs TE56%4339+1.8
13vs NYG W 33-1514th D14th vs TE38%0000.0
14Bye week
15vs BUF L 31-353rd D3rd vs TE31%0000.0
16at BAL W 28-2410th D10th vs TE31%4234+1.5
17at NYJ W 42-1028th D28th vs TE41%22111+1.3
18vs MIA W 38-1018th D18th vs TE41%115+0.0
19vs LAC W 16-3Stats not posted yet
20vs HOU W 28-16Stats not posted yet
21at DEN W 10-7Stats not posted yet
22vs SEA L 13-29Stats not posted yet
16 games50%26212632+16.8

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season10 seasons
149Games
584Targets
430Receptions
4,441Yards
30TD
2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons · 5 teams

His best year was 2019, 787 receiving yards in 13 games with ATL. This season's 20.2 a game puts him on pace for 344 over 17, short of it.

040080016·ATL17·ATL18·ATL★19·ATL20·CLE21·CLE22·TEN23·LV2425
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2016ATL132719271314.320.8+0.60
2017ATL166549526310.732.9+0.06
2018ATL16887166049.341.3+0.35
2019ATL139775787610.560.5+0.26
2020CLE13704643549.533.5+0.32
2021CLE15613834539.123.0+0.33
2022TEN176041444210.826.1+0.44
2023LV16312523409.414.6+0.34
2024NE175945476310.628.0+0.22
2025NE132621263212.520.2+0.65
Career5 tm1495844304,4413010.329.8+0.32
Career highsYards 787 · 2019TD 6 · 2019Receptions 75 · 2019
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 26 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
92.6
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    32TreVeyon HendersonRB2221132 · 10 TD+11.1
    38Rhamondre StevensonRB167948 · 9 TD-5.2
    10Drake MayeQB104452 · 4 TD+9.9
    8Stefon DiggsWR1021013 · 4 TD+70.4
    85Hunter HenryTE87768 · 7 TD+37.7
    13Mack HollinsWR66554 · 2 TD+27.0
    3DeMario DouglasWR53468 · 3 TD+27.2
    9Kayshon BoutteWR46551 · 6 TD+36.9