Hendon Hooker

QB · Tennessee · Sr. · #5

POTY finalist (model)Detroit — drafted 2023, Rd 3, Pick 5, #68 overall

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Hendon Hooker

QB · Tennessee · Sr · #5

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Career Arc

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CFB

College

Tennessee

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #68

Detroit · 2023

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries

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ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-SEC

Featured in The Canon

#67

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DetroitEntering 4th NFL season

#68Rd 3 · Pick 5

DetroitEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Tennessee7-6HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-SEC

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Tennessee	229	329	69.6%	3,135	9.5	27	2	175.5	--	--
2021	Tennessee	206	302	68.2%	2,945	9.8	31	3	182.0	--	--
Career		435	631	68.9%	6,080	9.6	58	5	178.6	--	--

Season	Team
2022	Tennessee	104	430	4.1	5	--
2021	Tennessee	167	620	3.7	5	--
Career		271	1,050	3.9	10	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 52–49

vs Alabama

385 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 94.3 · 56 rush yds (14 car)

Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Scrambler

Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Hendon Hooker’s 2021 season.

Hendon Hooker

75%match

Tennessee · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 5

Grayson McCall

Coastal Carolina · 2022

All-Sun Belt

72%

Zach Wilson

BYU · 2020

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 2

67%

Kurtis Rourke

Ohio · 2022

All-MACNFL Rd 7

66%

Kenny Pickett

Pittsburgh · 2021

Unitas Golden Arm1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 20

53%

Matches Hendon on

INT rate

Total pass EPA (college ability)

Completion %

Differs from Hendon on

Rush usage (lower)

TD rate (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyle Trask’s path through Florida.

Kyle Trask

89%match

Florida · 2020

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 32

CJ Carr

Notre Dame · 2025

85%

C.J. Stroud

Ohio State · 2022

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 2

79%

Drew Mestemaker

North Texas · 2025

BurlsworthAll-AAC

74%

Lanorris Sellers

South Carolina · 2025

All-SEC

72%

Matches Kyle on

Completion %

Yards per attempt

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Grayson McCall's junior season at Coastal Carolina (2022).

Grayson McCall

72%match

Coastal Carolina · 2022

All-Sun Belt

Kurtis Rourke

Ohio · 2022

All-Big TenNFL Rd 7

66%

Sawyer Robertson

Baylor · 2024

59%

Fernando Mendoza

Indiana · 2025

Davey O'BrienHeismanManningNFL Rd 1 · Pk 1

58%

J.J. McCarthy

Michigan · 2023

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 10

58%

Matches Grayson on

Completion %

EPA / dropback (adj)

Height

Differs from Grayson on

Rush yards / carry (higher)

Yards / attempt (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Hendon Hooker

CJ Carr

Notre Dame · 2025

85%

C.J. Stroud

Ohio State · 2021

79%

Heisman trajectory

Final Heisman Position · 2022

#3

Heisman finalist tier (#3) · finalist probability 48%.

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2022

2,9452021

3,1352022

+6%

Modest growth (6%) across the multi-season window.