Austin Hooper
| No. 81 Atlanta Falcons | |
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| Position: | Tight End |
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| Date of birth: | November 4, 1994 |
| Place of birth: | San Ramon, California |
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| Career information | |
| High school: | Concord (CA) De La Salle |
| College: | Stanford |
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
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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.
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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
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||||||||
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
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ Stanford football receives commitment from top tight end
- ↑ Austin Hooper is man to beat at tight end for Stanford
- ↑ Hooper helping re-establish tight end position at Stanford
- ↑ College football: Christian McCaffrey, Joshua Garnett, Austin Hooper and Michael Carrizosa finalists for awards
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- ↑ 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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