Amani Hooker
Tennessee TitansModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 16 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
Seven years as Tennessee's structural safety starter as a 116th overall 4th-round pick puts Hooker in the rare outlier-positive draft-slot-vs-outcome S class. The Iowa Big Ten 4th-round origin plus the multi-year extension stability reflect the long-term Titans commitment. The 2026 question is whether Hooker crosses into tier 5-6 territory or whether the structural late-prime ceiling caps at top-60 S.
Hooker came out of Iowa as the Tennessee Titans' 4th-round pick (116th overall) in 2019 after earning 2018 First-Team All-Big-Ten honors. He has anchored the Titans' safety rotation across seven seasons. He signed a three-year, $33M extension in 2023.
Strengths
- Seven years as Tennessee's structural S starter as a 116th overall 4th-round pick puts him in the rare outlier-positive draft-slot-vs-outcome S class.
- Iowa Big Ten 4th-round origin plus seven years of Titans system experience gives him real veteran market value.
Concerns
- Career STTM range typically tier 6-8 confirms the structural ceiling has rarely climbed above rotational depth.
- $12M 2026 cap hit creates moderate contract-value risk if Hooker cannot hold tier 6 territory.
What to watch: Whether Hooker crosses into tier 6 (top 50) in 2026 with Tennessee, the threshold for confirming the long-term S ceiling holds.