Austin Hooper

ESPN s Jeremy Fowler believes Titans TE Austin Hooper should see a healthy red-zone [target] share. Hooper s never topped 6 TDs in a season. But he joined a Titans squad this summer that lost 45 red zone targets to trade (A.J. Brown) and free agency. QB Ryan Tannehill has also posted a top-3 TD rate in 2 of the past 3 seasons (2019 and 2020). Ultimately, Hooper enters the year as a TE2.

Austin Hooper says he's helping Chigoziem Okonkwo "to the best of my ability."

New Titans TE Austin Hooper has been getting extra reps with QB Ryan Tannehill after practice. "Chemistry is just repetitions over time," he told reporters afterward. Titans TEs have disappointed with their target shares over the past couple of years, and Hooper might face a challenge from buzzy rookie TE Chig Okonkwo. But he also faces nice opportunity in a Tennessee offense that traded away WR A.J. Brown and released WR Julio Jones since last season. Hooper has consistently gone in TE3 range of drafts.