Austin Hooper

Hooper in 2016

No. 81 Atlanta Falcons

Position:

Tight end

Personal information

Date of birth:

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

Atlanta Falcons (2016–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-Pac-12 (2015)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2016

Receptions:	17
Receiving yards:	257
Receiving touchdowns:	2

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 measurables
Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 4 in	254 lb	33 ³⁄₄ in	10 ⁵⁄₈ in	4.72 s			4.32 s	7.00 s	33 in	9 ft 9 in	19 reps
All values from NFL Combine,^[6]

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

External links

Atlanta Falcons current roster

Active roster	2 Matt Ryan 3 Matt Bryant 5 Matt Bosher 8 Matt Schaub 11 Julio Jones 12 Mohamed Sanu 14 Eric Weems 16 Justin Hardy 18 Taylor Gabriel 19 Aldrick Robinson 20 Sharrod Neasman 22 Keanu Neal 23 Robert Alford 24 Devonta Freeman 26 Tevin Coleman 27 Robenson Therezie 28 Terron Ward 29 C. J. Goodwin 30 Deji Olatoye 32 Jalen Collins 34 Brian Poole 36 Kemal Ishmael 37 Ricardo Allen 38 Blidi Wreh-Wilson 41 Philip Wheeler 42 Patrick DiMarco 44 Vic Beasley 45 Deion Jones 47 Josh Harris 50 Brooks Reed 51 Alex Mack 53 LaRoy Reynolds 54 Malliciah Goodman 55 Paul Worrilow 59 De'Vondre Campbell 63 Ben Garland 65 Chris Chester 66 Kevin Graf 67 Andy Levitre 70 Jake Matthews 71 Wes Schweitzer 73 Ryan Schraeder 76 Tom Compton 77 Ra'Shede Hageman 80 Levine Toilolo 81 Austin Hooper 82 Joshua Perkins 91 Courtney Upshaw 93 Dwight Freeney 94 Tyson Jackson 95 Jonathan Babineaux 97 Grady Jarrett 99 Adrian Clayborn

Reserved lists	21 Desmond Trufant (IR) 25 Akeem King (IR) 56 Sean Weatherspoon (IR) 83 Jacob Tamme (IR) 87 Devin Fuller (IR) 90 Derrick Shelby (IR)

Practice squad	4 Matt Simms 15 Nick Williams 35 Jhurell Pressley 52 Josh Keyes 61 Carter Bykowski 64 Blake Muir 85 J. D. McKissic 86 D. J. Tialavea 92 Joe Vellano

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Atlanta Falcons 2016 NFL draft selections

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