Austin Hooper is in a contract year and he is putting together the best year of his career. Through six games, Hooper has nearly set single-season career-highs for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
Time to include Austin Hooper in conversations about the league’s top tight ends.
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) October 14, 2019
Among TEs:
◽️ Catches: 1st
◽️ Yards: 2nd
◽️ YPG: 2nd
◽️ RPG: 2nd
◽️ TDs: 2nd
No. 8 in receiving yards among all pass-catchers, too. pic.twitter.com/pZ0E4eEIbu
Austin Hooper’s 2019 stats (NFL rank among tight ends)
- 42 rec (1st)
- 480 yards (2nd)
- 11.43 avg
- 3 touchdowns (t-2nd)
- 0 drops (Hooper and George Kittle are the only tight ends with 25+ receptions and zero drops)
Hooper is the youngest tight end in NFL history to record 40+ receptions and 450+ receiving yards, through a team's first six games of the season. He is just the sixth tight end to ever record those numbers within the first six games of a season.
Austin Hooper’s single-season highs (difference between current stats and single-season highs)
- 71 rec (-29 rec)
- 660 yards (-180 yards)
- 4 touchdowns (-1 touchdown)
