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I’m pumped he decided to return. Love this young man, and really looking forward to next season.
Now that bowl season is (mostly) over, these are the SEC’s top 5 QBs returning in 2022
Now that bowl season is (mostly) over, these are the SEC’s top 5 QBs returning in 2022
2. Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
I’m all in. Yeah, it was a little off in the Music City Bowl. Look beyond the box score. Hooker would admit he missed throws. He wasn’t as crisp as he was at certain points during the regular season. He might not ever be a 75% passer. But he doesn’t need to do that in order to lead a top-10 offense for Josh Heupel.
Hooker still added more explosive plays than we’ve seen in recent memory in Knoxville. When he’s rolling, there aren’t many defenses that can disrupt him. He needs to continue to progress with his decision-making. He took too many sacks, and the deep ball can improve.
But Hooker is a legitimate star. Between his deadly head fake on keepers and his ability to drop that sideline deep throw into a bucket, there are countless Power 5 programs who are kicking themselves for not landing him in the transfer portal last year when he left Virginia Tech. It just took a year in Heupel’s offense for him to truly unlock his potential. With a full offseason with the first-teamers, we should see Hooker continue to progress and build on a banner 2021.