Austin Hooper ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Hooper in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hooper a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Defense | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2016 | 21–22 | ATL | 14 | — | 27 | 19 | 271 | 3 | 70.4% | 14.3 | 10.0 | — | 16 | 405 | 44.6% | — | 0.0% | 181 | 43.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 22–23 | ATL | 16 | — | 65 | 49 | 526 | 3 | 75.4% | 10.7 | 8.1 | — | 18 | 788 | 77.1% | — | 0.0% | 81 | 19.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23–24 | ATL | 16 | — | 88 | 71 | 660 | 4 | 80.7% | 9.3 | 7.5 | — | 30 | 809 | 76.2% | — | 0.0% | 67 | 15.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 30 | 108.3 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | ATL | 13 | — | 97 | 75 | 787 | 6 | 77.3% | 10.5 | 8.1 | — | 41 | 724 | 78.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 41 | 112.3 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | CLE | 13 | — | 70 | 46 | 435 | 4 | 65.7% | 9.5 | 6.2 | — | 27 | 684 | 78.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 27 | 95.8 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | CLE | 16 | — | 61 | 38 | 345 | 3 | 62.3% | 9.1 | 5.7 | — | 18 | 717 | 68.6% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 1.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1 | 6 | 0.1 | 18 | 87.1 |
| 2022 | 27–28 | TEN | 17 | — | 60 | 41 | 444 | 2 | 68.3% | 10.8 | 7.4 | — | 28 | 525 | 50.7% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 2.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 28 | 101.0 |
| 2023 | 28–29 | LV | 17 | — | 31 | 25 | 234 | 0 | 80.6% | 9.4 | 7.5 | — | 12 | 557 | 52.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 98.1 |
| 2024 | 29–30 | NE | 17 | — | 59 | 45 | 476 | 3 | 76.3% | 10.6 | 8.1 | — | 25 | 575 | 52.5% | — | 0.0% | 64 | 14.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 25 | 102.1 |
| 2025 | 30–31 | NE | 16 | — | 26 | 21 | 263 | 2 | 80.8% | 12.5 | 10.1 | — | 13 | 512 | 50.0% | — | 0.0% | 84 | 20.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 134.5 |
| 2026 | 31–32 | ATL | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 71.4% | 8.0 | 5.7 | — | 3 | 83 | 25.6% | — | 0.0% | 17 | 12.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 160 | — | 591 | 435 | 4,481 | 31 | 73.6% | 10.3 | 7.6 | — | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | — | 194 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
175 career value over replacement — #495 all-time of 4,695. 17.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #81 (Rd 3) · ATL · 2016 · +31.5 vs expected KV-H
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