Hendon Hooker in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Kaleeb18, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Tennessee (from Virginia Tech), 2017–⁠22

Hendon Hooker

Number
No. 5
Height
6′4″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Greensboro, NC
Born
Jan 13, 1998, in Greensboro, North Carolina

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Hendon Hooker played quarterback at Virginia Tech (2017–⁠20) and Tennessee (2021–⁠22). He finished fifth in the 2022 Heisman vote. The Detroit Lions took Hooker in round 3, No. 68 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,135
Passing yards, 2022 (Tennessee, 11–⁠2)
Best game
164 yards
Vs. Boston College, week 7, 2020: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Heisman vote
5th
In the 2022 vote
Drafted
No. 68
Round 3, 2023 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Career highs

385passing yards, career highvs. Alabama, 20225touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Alabama, 2022164rushing yards, career highvs. Boston College, 20203rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Louisville, 2020

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Virginia Tech9816160.91,5529.6132
2020Virginia Tech9714965.11,3449.095
2021Tennessee20630268.22,9459.8313
2022Tennessee22932969.63,1359.5272
Career63094167.08,9769.58012

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Virginia Tech45714.3169
2019Virginia Tech1233562.9534
2020Virginia Tech1206205.2953
2021Tennessee1676203.7529
2022Tennessee1044304.1544
Career5182,0834.02569

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Virginia Tech5QBYr 1
2019Virginia Tech5QBYr 2
2020Virginia Tech5QBYr 3
2021Tennessee5QBYr 4
2022Tennessee5QBSr. (Yr 5)6′4″218

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2018Virginia Tech40.12––0.5–––
2019Virginia Tech2840.3166th (n=155)0.2787.542%0.49-0.01
2020Virginia Tech2690.3264th (n=116)0.2785.151%0.390.27
2021Tennessee4650.4279th (n=145)0.33195.749%0.710.19
2022Tennessee4310.4689th (n=250)0.32196.552%0.610.33

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Tennessee 11 games, 3,135 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Ball StateW 59–⁠1018252212012
Sep 10atPittsburghW 34–⁠2727423252027
Sep 17vs.AkronW 63–⁠614182982024
Sep 24vs.FloridaW 38–⁠33222834920112
Oct 8atLSUW 40–⁠1317272392056
Oct 15vs.AlabamaW 52–⁠4921303855156
Oct 22vs.UT MartinW 65–⁠2418242763028
Oct 29vs.KentuckyW 44–⁠619252453023
Nov 5atGeorgiaL 13–⁠2723331950117
Nov 12vs.MissouriW 66–⁠2425353553050
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaL 38–⁠6325422473025
2021 Tennessee 13 games, 2,945 passing yards, 31 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠611500–
Sep 11vs.PittsburghL 34–⁠4115211882149
Sep 18vs.Tennessee TechW 56–⁠017251993064
Sep 25atFloridaL 14–⁠3813232212023
Oct 2atMissouriW 62–⁠2415192253080
Oct 9vs.South CarolinaW 45–⁠2017232253066
Oct 16vs.Ole MissL 26–⁠31172623310108
Oct 23atAlabamaL 24–⁠5219282823127
Nov 6atKentuckyW 45–⁠4215203164041
Nov 13vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠412437244117
Nov 20vs.South AlabamaW 60–⁠1417202732021
Nov 27vs.VanderbiltW 45–⁠2110181562075
Dec 30 ✦vs.PurdueL 45–⁠4826413785059
2020 Virginia Tech 8 games, 1,344 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 10atNorth CarolinaL 45–⁠567131362029
Oct 17vs.Boston CollegeW 40–⁠14111511110164
Oct 24atWake ForestL 16–⁠2317332231398
Oct 31atLouisvilleW 42–⁠3510101830068
Nov 7vs.LibertyL 35–⁠38202721730156
Nov 14vs.MiamiL 24–⁠2518282070159
Nov 21atPittsburghL 14–⁠4713222602153
Dec 5vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠4511700−7
2019 Virginia Tech 10 games, 1,552 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.Old DominionW 31–⁠17–––––7
Sep 27vs.DukeL 10–⁠4512800−11
Oct 5atMiamiW 42–⁠3510201843076
Oct 12vs.Rhode IslandW 34–⁠1716272613043
Oct 19vs.North CarolinaW 43–⁠418121271041
Nov 9vs.Wake ForestW 36–⁠1715232420069
Nov 16atGeorgia TechW 45–⁠09131591010
Nov 23vs.PittsburghW 28–⁠010131532027
Nov 29atVirginiaL 30–⁠3918303111244
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyL 30–⁠3711211072050
2018 Virginia Tech 3 games, 57 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 8vs.William & MaryW 62–⁠17–––––69
Sep 29atDukeW 31–⁠14–––––0
Nov 3vs.Boston CollegeL 21–⁠31–––––−12

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Named to the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team) but didn’t play.

DrillCombine 2023
Height6′3¼″
Weight217 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size10½″
Wingspan79¼″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2024Detroit Lions36962002

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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