Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Hendon Hooker’s inventory might have risen even additional with this constructive damage replace a day earlier than the 2023 NFL Draft.

The 2023 NFL Draft class shall be headlined by the quarterback prospects. The Carolina Panthers are set to pick first total after buying and selling up with the Chicago Bears, with Alabama’s Bryce Younger favored to be the choose. From there, it’s truthful sport as to the place the opposite quarterback prospects will go within the first spherical. One sign caller might have seen his inventory enhance with some nice information he obtained.

On Wednesday, the day earlier than the NFL Draft, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Dr. Neal ElAttrache despatched a letter to groups to tell them that Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is predicted to be absolutely cleared for the primary weekend of the 2023 season after tearing his ACL again on Nov. 19.

This information comes after Hooker posted movies of himself performing drop-back passes in coaching classes.

Hendon Hooker anticipated to be absolutely cleared from knee damage by begin of 2023 NFL season

That is actually nice information for Hooker’s inventory one evening forward of the NFL Draft.

Tennessee had their greatest season in fairly a while this previous season the place they had been really ranked the highest crew within the nation within the first School Soccer Playoff rankings. That’s all due to the play of Hooker, who was a reliable Heisman Trophy candidate. He made performs together with his arm and his legs within the powerful SEC. Sadly, Hooker tore his ACL in a mid-November sport towards South Carolina.

Hooker’s NFL Draft inventory was rising this previous season, and with a knee damage, that hindered his probabilities of being a first-round choose. However, because the NFL Draft approached nearer, his odds of being chosen within the first-round have elevated. He has met with groups such because the Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. One crew that has been linked to Hooker closely are the Minnesota Vikings, who maintain the No. 23 total choose.

There’s a robust likelihood that Hooker’s title will get known as in Kansas Metropolis, the location of the 2023 NFL Draft. Now the query that is still is — who will choose him?