Austin Hooper vs Hayden Hurst: A Thread

Is Hooper really better than Hayden Hurst?

I have seen people on twitter try to discount Hurst because he is "not as good as Hooper". But is that true? Let's begin by looking at their metrics. Hooper and Hurst have similar speed scores, while Hooper had a higher agility score.

Hooper Workout Metrics:

Hayden Hurst Workout Metrics:

Next, let's look at Hurst vs Hooper Stats:

Hooper-
Catch Rate= 77.3%
Fantasy Pts/Route= 0.53
TD Rate per Target= 6%
Yards per Target= 8.1

Hurst-
Catch Rate= 75%
Fantasy Pts/Route=0.54
TD Rate per Target= 5%
Yards per Target= 8.7

Hooper and Hurst had similar catch rates, but Hurst scored the same fantasy Pts per route, even though Hooper had a higher TD rate. I wanted to look at TD rate because it will inflate the fantasy points per route. Again I ask is Hooper really better?

The final piece is how much usage will the TE receive. I am going to use 2018 because none of the WRs were hurt.

2018 stats:
TE Targets per season- 106 T
TE Target share% per season- 17.6% target share

There is plenty of usage for Hurst even with Julio and Ridley getting theirs. Hooper in 2018 was the TE6 in PPR, and only had a TD% per target of 4.5% (4 TDs).

I see Hurst jumping into Hooper's role and being a TE1 in 2020 and beyond! They've had very similar fantasy points per route run, but the usage difference has been what is holding Hurst back! Do not sleep on Hurst in 2020 and dynasty!

Metrics from http://playerprofile.com