IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa junior defensive back Amani Hooker says he will enter the NFL draft.
Hooker, a first-team All-Big Ten pick and the league's defensive back of the year, announced Saturday on social media that he's leaving school early and turning pro.
Thank you for all the love and support Hawkeye Nation!!! 🙏🏽 Forever a Hawkeye💛 #GoHawks pic.twitter.com/HE8ZX1vkNY
— ACH-27 (@amaniball) January 5, 2019
The 6-foot, 210-pound Hooker starred as a hybrid safety/linebacker for the Hawkeyes (9-4) in 2018, picking off three passes while making 65 total tackles. He had six tackles in Tuesday's 27-22 win over Mississippi State in the Outback Bowl.