TE · Atlanta Falcons · #81

Austin Hooper

TE2
College
Stanford
Height
6'4"
Weight
254 lb
Experience
11th season
EPA / target
+0.76▲ 0.12 vs '25
2nd of 22 TEs
Catch rate
80.0%▼ 0.8 vs '25
6th of 22 TEs
Yards / target
6.7▼ 3.4 vs '25
14th of 22 TEs
Target share
7.2%▲ 0.1 vs '25
22nd of 22 TEs
Receiving
67 yds+0.76 EPA/TGT
8 rec · 10 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard plus Hooper.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

2025: +0.65Week 1+0.39Week 2+2.09Week 3+0.75Week 4Week 5+0.12Week 6+0.50Week 7

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+7.6
Rushing0.0
Net+7.6
Best game · Wk 3 @ GB
2/2
Rec/Tgt
11
Rec yds
1
TD
+4.2
Rec EPA
+2.09
EPA/target
5.5
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 @ PITL––––––––––––
Wk 2 vs CARL422010.0050.03.3+1.6+0.39000
Wk 3 @ GBW22115.51100.05.0+4.2+2.09000
Wk 4 @ NOW1199.00100.0−2.0+0.7+0.75000
Wk 5 vs BALL––––––––––––
Wk 6 vs CHIL1166.00100.05.0+0.1+0.12000
Wk 7 vs SFW222110.50100.06.0+1.0+0.50000
Season108678.4180.03.8+7.6+0.76000

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

3.35.17.08.810.7−0.15+0.12+0.39+0.65+0.92KelceHenryHigbeeKittleGoedertSchultzAndrewsHockensonJohnsonFreiermuthMcBrideLikelyOttonStrangeKraftLaPortaMayerBowersLovelandWarrenFannin Jr.Austin Hooper↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

signed 2026 with Falcons

$3.3Mover 1 year
Avg. per year
$3.3M
Guaranteed
$2.7M 84%
2026 cap hit
$3.2M 1.1% of the cap
Signed
2026
Runs through
2026
2026 · now
Year 1 of 1 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20267+7.610867180.08.46.77.2+0.76000
202516+16.82621263280.812.510.17.1+0.65000
202417+12.75945476376.310.68.112.2+0.22000
202317+10.43125234080.69.47.56.8+0.37000
202217+26.26041444268.310.87.413.9+0.44000
202116+20.06138345362.39.15.713.8+0.31000
202013+22.57046435465.79.56.218.5+0.32000
201913+25.69775787677.310.58.118.5+0.26000
201816+30.48871660480.79.37.514.3+0.34000
201716+3.86549526375.410.78.112.6+0.06000
201614+16.32719271370.414.310.06.4+0.71000
Career162+192.35944384,5083173.710.37.612.2+0.33000