Austin Hooper

Cleveland Browns
Tight End #81

Photo: Icon Sportswire

Personal

Age	26
Birthdate	October 29, 1994
Height	6'4"
Weight	254 lb

Draft

College	Stanford
Year	2016
Pick	Round: 3, Overall: 81
Team	ATL

Fantasy Value

Austin Hooper's fantasy value is measured by the players he could be traded for. Our trade analzyer estimates his value at 70 points, which makes his value similar to:

Irv Smith Jr. (82 points)
Mike Gesicki (74 points)
Logan Thomas (70 points)
Robert Tonyan Jr. (64 points)
Tyler Higbee (60 points)

Austin Hooper is projected for 10.1 fantasy points in PPR scoring this week as he faces the Philadelphia Eagles.

Week 1 Projections
Catches	Yards	Touchdowns
4.05596	41.246	0.311997

You can see where those projections compare to other TEs in our Tight End Rankings.

Player News

Austin Hooper: Improving chemistry with Mayfield

Hooper and QB Baker Mayfield should have better chemistry in their second season together, according to Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Analysis: Hooper was disappointing for fantasy managers last season, unable to overcome the challenge of joining a new team with a new coaching staff in a year without spring practices or preseason games. He had a better year from the Browns' standpoint, with competent blocking helping the team's prolific rushing attack and a late flurry of receiving production contributing to a playoff appearance. Hooper is locked in as a starter for the second season of a four-year, $42 million contract, but there's no guarantee of improvement on his 2020 average of 5.4 targets per game, considering the Browns also have David Njoku and Harrison Bryant at tight end, not to mention WR Odell Beckham returning from an ACL tear. On the other hand, Hooper does have plenty of room to improve his efficiency after posting career lows for both catch rate (65.7 percent) and yards per target (6.2) last season. He had a 77.3 percent catch rate and 8.1 YPT in four years with the Falcons.

Jul. 27, 2021 8:50 AM EST

Player Stats

YEAR	TM	GM	Receiving						Rushing
YEAR	TM	GM	REC	TGT	%	YDS	TD	YPC	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD	FUM
2016	ATL	16	19	27	70.4	271	3	14.3	0	0	0	0	0
2017	ATL	16	49	65	75.4	526	3	10.7	0	0	0	0	0
2018	ATL	16	71	88	80.7	660	4	9.3	0	0	0	0	0
2019	ATL	16	75	97	77.3	787	6	10.5	0	0	0	0	0
2020	CLE	16	46	70	65.7	435	4	9.5	0	0	0	0	0