Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker enters the 2023 NFL Draft as an intriguing option for teams looking to the future, and his stock may not be affected to any significant degree by a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered last November.
It has been a winding road for Hooker, a three-star prep recruit who redshirted the 2017 season with Virginia Tech. He’d appear in six games the next year, rushing for a 69-yard touchdown, and Hooker would take over as the starter for eight games in 2019. The dual-threat quarterback started seven of eight contests in 2020’s pandemic-shortened season before exploding in ’21 after transferring to Tennessee and making strides as a sixth-year senior in 2022. The new transfer rules and COVID-19 exemption granted Hooker six years of eligibility.
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 217 pounds
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