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Austin Hooper
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Austin Hooper
Atlanta Falcons · Tight End
Noah Gray
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Noah Gray
Kansas City Chiefs · Tight End
VS
41
categories
Hooper leads the head-to-head, 4 categories to 1.
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Tale of the tape
430
Receptions (career)
124
4,441
Receiving yards (career)
1,255
30
Receiving TDs (career)
9
12.5
Yards per catch
8.5
26
Targets (season)
37
The verdict

Hooper holds the edge, leading in 4 of 5 categories (receptions (career), receiving yards (career), receiving tds (career)). Gray answers in targets (season) — which is exactly why this is the marquee debate.

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Card value — head to head

Austin Hooper
$16
Climbing
5-yr outlook+25%
Legacy floor100%
Noah Gray
$4.0
Blue-chip — stable star value
5-yr outlook+0%
Legacy floor100%
Card verdictAustin Hooper is the more valuable card today ($16 vs. $4.0). Austin Hooper carries more projected upside (+25% vs. +0% over five years).