Amani Hooker
Amani Corvelle Hooker[1] (born June 14, 1998) is an American football safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.
![]() Hooker with the Tennessee Titans in 2019 | |||||||||||||
No. 37 – Tennessee Titans | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Minneapolis, Minnesota | June 14, 1998||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Park Center (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota) | ||||||||||||
College: | Iowa | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||||
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Early years
Hooker attended Park Center Senior High School in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. He committed to the University of Iowa to play college football.[2]
College career
Hooker played at Iowa from 2016 to 2018. During his career, he had 125 tackles, six interceptions, one sack, and one touchdown. As a junior in 2018, he was the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year after recording 65 tackles, four interceptions, and one sack.[3] Hooker skipped his senior year to enter the 2019 NFL Draft.[4][5]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11 3⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
30 1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9 1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.48 s | 4.10 s | 6.81 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
14 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[6] |
Hooker was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[7] On May 15, 2019, he signed a four-year rookie contract worth $3,253,481, with a $733,481 signing bonus and a 2019 cap hit of $678,370.[8]
References
- Wyatt, Jim (August 2, 2019). "Amani Hooker". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- Batterson, Steve. "Versatile Minnesota DB Hooker selects Hawkeyes". The Quad-City Times.
- "All-Big Ten football 2018: Iowa's Amani Hooker is top defensive back". The Gazette.
- Morehouse, Marc. "Iowa's Amani Hooker declares for NFL Draft". The Gazette.
- "Iowa football: Amani Hooker leaving early for the NFL Draft". Hawk Central.
- "Amani Hooker Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Wyatt, Jim (April 27, 2019). "Titans Select Iowa Defensive Back Amani Hooker in Fourth Round, and Plan to Utilize his Versatility". TitansOnline.com.
- Cotton, Dan (May 15, 2019). "Tennessee Titans agree to terms with safety Amani Hooker". 247sports.com.