Austin Manuel Hooper was born on October 29,1994 and is an American football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League.
30 Facts About Austin Hooper
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Austin Hooper played college football at Stanford, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Austin Hooper finished the season with 40 receptions for 499 yards and two touchdowns.
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Austin Hooper was a finalist for the John Mackey Award, and First-team All-Pac-12.
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On January 4,2016, it was announced that Austin Hooper would enter the 2016 NFL Draft, forfeiting his last two years of eligibility.
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Austin Hooper came to the decision after discussing it with his head coach David Shaw and his family.
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Austin Hooper chose to declare due to the draft class being really thin at tight end and his draft stock being high after coming off an impressive season.
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Austin Hooper was one of 15 tight ends to receive an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Austin Hooper had an overall impressive performance, finishing third among all tight ends in the 40-yard dash, fourth in the bench press, fifth in the three-cone drill, and finished sixth among his position group in the vertical.
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On March 17,2016, Austin Hooper opted to participate at Stanford's Pro Day and chose to only perform positional drills for scouts and team representatives from all 32 NFL teams, that included San Francisco 49ers' head coach Chip Kelly and Oakland Raiders' offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave.
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Austin Hooper was projected to be a second or third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.
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Austin Hooper was ranked the second best tight end prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Austin Hooper was the second tight end selected, behind Arkansas' Hunter Henry who the San Diego Chargers selected in the second round.
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Austin Hooper finished his only season under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan in the 2016 season with 19 receptions for 271 receiving yards and three touchdowns in three starts and 14 games.
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Austin Hooper entered training camp slated as the starting tight end after the retirement of Jacob Tamme.
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Austin Hooper was named the starting tight end to begin the regular season under new offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian.
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At the midpoint of the 16-game season, Austin Hooper was second on the team in receiving yards only to All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones.
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Austin Hooper remained as the Falcons' starting tight end going into the 2018 season.
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Austin Hooper scored his first receiving touchdown of the season in Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers.
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Austin Hooper finished the season with 71 receptions for 660 yards and four touchdowns.
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On January 15,2019, Austin Hooper was named to his first Pro Bowl as a replacement for Eagles tight end Zach Ertz.
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Austin Hooper suffered an MCL sprain during the win and was ruled out for the next three games.
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On January 20,2020, Austin Hooper was named to his second Pro Bowl as a replacement for 49ers tight end George Kittle.
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On March 20,2020, Austin Hooper signed a four-year deal with the Cleveland Browns.
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Austin Hooper finished the 2020 regular season with 46 catches for 435 yards and four touchdowns in his debut season for the Browns.
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Austin Hooper was the starting tight end going into the season for the Browns.
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Austin Hooper finished the 2021 season with 38 receptions for 345 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.
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On March 17,2022, Austin Hooper was released by the Browns.
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On March 21,2022, Austin Hooper signed a one-year contract with the Tennessee Titans.
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On March 22,2023, Austin Hooper signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.