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Austin Hooper
Falcons logoAtlanta Falcons

Austin Hooper

TEposition#81jersey32age6' 4"height254lbs11 yrsexperienceStanfordcollege
At a glance

Austin Hooper is a tight end for the Atlanta Falcons (No. 81). In 6 games of the 2026 season: 9 catches on 11 targets for 76 receiving yards and 1 touchdown. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Austin Hooper has produced +0.76 EPA per target on 11 targets. Snap share in Week 9: 5% of offensive snaps.

Is Austin Hooper playing this week?

Austin Hooper is not on the current injury report. The Atlanta Falcons play next at home against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What are Austin Hooper's stats this season?

In 6 games of the 2026 season, Austin Hooper has 9 catches on 11 targets for 76 receiving yards and 1 touchdown.

What is Austin Hooper's EPA per play?

+0.756 EPA per target on 11 targets (total +8.3), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Austin Hooper play for?

Austin Hooper plays tight end for the Atlanta Falcons, wearing No. 81. Austin Hooper is 32 years old, 6' 4", 254 lbs. College: Stanford. League experience: 11 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Austin Hooper 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/austin-hooper (updated 2026-11-10).

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Austin HooperAtlanta Falcons · #81
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · tight ends

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades tight ends with at least 18 targets this season. Hooper has 11, 7 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g1.8 tgt/g
  • Yds/g12.7 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt6.9
  • Catch %82%
  • EPA/tgt+0.76
  • TD1 TD
Small sample · 11 of 18 targetsMethod6 games11 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 42 qualified · min. 18 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 8 min agoGlossary →

Hooper is under the 18-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 42 qualified tight ends.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 11+0.756EPA / target · total +8.373%success3.7air yds/tgt5.3YAC41st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

+1.6Wk 2
+4.2Wk 3
+0.7Wk 4
+0.1Wk 6
+1.0Wk 7
+0.7Wk 8

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
23%14 snapsWk 1 · PIT
43%30 snapsWk 2 · CAR
23%16 snapsWk 3 · GB
23%13 snapsWk 4 · NO
16%10 snapsWk 5 · BAL
13%7 snapsWk 6 · CHI
43%29 snapsWk 7 · SF
13%7 snapsWk 8 · TB
5%3 snapsWk 9 · CIN

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Falcons · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$3.3M a year
Total
$3.3M
Guaranteed
$2.7M
Share of cap at signing
1.1%
84% of the value guaranteed
73rd paid85th in EPApercentiles among 154 TEs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Falcons · UFA1 yrs · $3.3M · $3.3M/yrActive
  2. 2025Patriots · UFA1 yrs · $5.0M · $5.0M/yrExpired
  3. 2024Patriots · UFA1 yrs · $3.0M · $3.0M/yrExpired
  4. 2023Raiders · UFA1 yrs · $2.8M · $2.8M/yrExpired
  5. 2022Titans · SFA1 yrs · $6.0M · $6.0M/yrExpired
  6. 2020Browns · UFA4 yrs · $42.0M · $10.5M/yrJune 1 Terminated
  7. 2016Falcons · Drafted4 yrs · $3.2M · $1.1M/yrExpired

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
2 Sep 20vs Panthers logoCARL 3-342420013
3 Sep 24@ Packers logoGBW 35-14221116
4 Oct 5@ Saints logoNOW 45-2411909
6 Oct 18vs Bears logoCHIL 23-3111606
7 Oct 25vs 49ers logoSFW 29-202221011
8 Nov 1@ Buccaneers logoTBL 0-1611909
Season91176113

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