Last confirmed: Iowa, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Minneapolis, MN · Park Center
Amani Hooker: DB · Iowa · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Amani Hooker
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa secondary. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 7 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Des Moines Register Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-3vs Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Northern Iowa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-28vs No. 18 Wisconsin | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 48-31@ Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-16@ Indiana | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-0vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-30@ No. 17 Penn State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-38@ Purdue | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-14vs Northwestern | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 63-0@ Illinois | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28vs Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-22vs No. 18 Mississippi State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 36 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL65 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 25-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.7%
407 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
65 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 125 tackles — drafted at #116 overall by the Tennessee Titans.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Where he ended up · NFL
Tennessee TitansEntering 8th NFL season
Tennessee TitansEntering 8th NFL season
