Austin Hooper ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Hooper in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hooper a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 175 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 11% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
Career Value · VORP
175 career value over replacement — #482 all-time of 4,649. 17.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #81 (Rd 3) · ATL · 2016 · +31.7 vs expected KV-H
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