Minneapolis native Amani Hooker helped close down the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine on Monday.
Hooker **participated with safeties** in on-field drills on the final day of the annual event and performed well in multiple events, clocking the second-fastest time in the 3-cone drill among safeties (6.81 seconds).
He ranked fourth among safeties in the 20-yard and 60-yard shuttle runs with times of 4.10 seconds and 11.59 seconds and fifth in the vertical jump (37 inches).
Hooker also tied for eighth in the 40-yard dash (4.48 seconds) and broad jump (10 feet, 3 inches).
Prior to hitting the field, the former Iowa Hawkeye participated in media interviews Sunday. He described his versatility and how his game has been influenced by his time in Iowa City.
View NFL Scouting Combine drills with defensive backs on Monday.
Michigan State defensive back Justin Layne, Kentucky defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr., and Washington defensive back Byron Murphy look on during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Central Michigan defensive back Xavier Crawford runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Stanford defensive back Alijah Holder runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Defensive backs warm up during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Michigan State defensive back Justin Layne, Kentucky defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr., and Washington defensive back Byron Murphy look on during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Defensive backs warm up during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Defensive backs warm up during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Kentucky defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr. and Georgia defensive back Deandre Baker stretch during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Defensive backs warm up during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Arkansas defensive back Ryan Pulley warms up during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Central Michigan defensive back Sean Bunting runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Washburn defensive back Corey Ballentine runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Clemson defensive back Trayvon Mullen runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Michigan defensive back David Long runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Temple defensive back Rock Ya-Sin runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Temple defensive back Rock Ya-Sin runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
LSU defensive back Greedy Williams runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Michigan State defensive back Justin Layne runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Kentucky defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr. runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Mississippi defensive back Ken Webster runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Arkansas defensive back Ryan Pulley runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Temple defensive back Rock Ya-Sin runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Baylor defensive back Derrek Thomas runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Washington defensive back Jordan Miller runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Vanderbilt defensive back Joejuan Williams runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
LSU defensive back Greedy Williams runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Arkansas defensive back Ryan Pulley runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Mississippi State defensive back Jamal Peters runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Mississippi State defensive back Jamal Peters runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
USC defensive back Iman Marshall runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Boston College defensive back Hamp Cheevers runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
LSU defensive back Greedy Williams runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Washington defensive back Byron Murphy runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Miami defensive back Michael Jackson Sr. runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Notre Dame defensive back Julian Love runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Washington defensive back Byron Murphy runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Clemson defensive back Trayvon Mullen runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Auburn defensive back Jamel Dean runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Kentucky defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr. runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Washington defensive back Jordan Miller runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
USC defensive back Iman Marshall runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
USC defensive back Iman Marshall runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Texas defensive back Kris Boyd runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Central Michigan defensive back Xavier Crawford runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Miami defensive back Michael Jackson Sr. runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Kentucky defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr. runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
South Dakota State defensive back Jordan Brown runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Stanford defensive back Alijah Holder runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Houston defensive back Isaiah Johnson runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Texas defensive back Davante Davis runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Central Michigan defensive back Xavier Crawford runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Troy defensive back Blace Brown runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Clemson defensive back Mark Fields runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Georgia defensive back Deandre Baker runs the 40-yard dash during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Troy defensive back Blace Brown runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Auburn defensive back Jamel Dean runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
LSU defensive back Greedy Williams runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Clemson defensive back Trayvon Mullen runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Washington defensive back Byron Murphy runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Mississippi defensive back Ken Webster runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Washington defensive back Jordan Miller runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Temple defensive back Rock Ya-Sin runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Mississippi defensive back Ken Webster runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Arkansas defensive back Ryan Pulley runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Clemson defensive back Mark Fields runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
South Carolina defensive back Rashad Fenton runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Washington defensive back Jordan Miller runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Vanderbilt defensive back Joejuan Williams runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Kentucky defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr. runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Penn State defensive back Amani Oruwariye runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Clemson defensive back Trayvon Mullen runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Penn State defensive back Amani Oruwariye runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Miami defensive back Michael Jackson Sr. runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Texas defensive back Davante Davis runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Kentucky defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr. runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Michigan defensive back David Long runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Washburn defensive back Corey Ballentine runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Notre Dame defensive back Julian Love runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Northwestern defensive back Montre Hartage runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
USC defensive back Iman Marshall runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Houston defensive back Isaiah Johnson runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
South Dakota State defensive back Jordan Brown runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Boston College defensive back Hamp Cheevers runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Texas defensive back Kris Boyd runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
Central Michigan defensive back Sean Bunting runs a drill during the 2019 Scouting Combine, Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Hiro Ueno/NFL)
Washington defensive back Byron Murphy during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Washington defensive back Jordan Miller during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Northwestern defensive back Montre Hartage during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Vanderbilt defensive back Joejuan Williams during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Auburn defensive back Jamel Dean (left) and Georgia defensive back Deandre Baker (right) during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Washington defensive back Jordan Miller during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Auburn defensive back Jamel Dean during the 2019 Scouting Combine,Monday, Mar. 4, 2019 in Indianapolis. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
Hooker said he can play wherever for a team "whether it's safety, corner or the nickel position."
One can look no further than his 2018 season when he earned the Big Ten's Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year award and was named Second-Team All-America by The Associated Press and USA TODAY.
Hooker started the season at strong safety before shifting to outside linebacker, giving him experience in coverage and near the line of scrimmage. He tied for the team lead with four interceptions and seven pass breakups and ranked second on the Hawkeyes with 65 tackles.
"It was a challenging transition, but I had a lot of fun, took to pride in it," Hooker explained. "[Defensive backs] Coach Phil Parker gave me a lot of trust, and I think I earned that trust with him throughout the season, and it ended up being an asset for us."
He said the role increased his football IQ.
"It helped me learn different aspects of the game, especially from that linebacker position, that linebacker spot and also the linebackers in general and also learning my run fits in the run game and knowing where the D-linemen are supposed to be," Hooker said.
Hooker additionally was asked about fellow Hawkeyes combine invitees Noah Fant and T.J. Hockenson, who delivered **impressive performances** with the tight ends on Saturday. He pointed out that he also faced 49ers tight end George Kittle on the practice field at Iowa. Kittle was a fifth-round pick by San Francisco in 2017 and garnered his first Pro Bowl selection last season.
"I went against George Kittle my freshman year, Noah and T.J. throughout the whole three years I was there, so I think I got a good experience in guarding tight ends," Hooker said.
Versatility was nothing new for Hooker, who played quarterback, receiver, running back and defensive back for Park Center and was a 2015 finalist for Mr. Football in Minnesota.
