Hendon Hooker Receives Jersey Number as Campbell Explains ‘Redshirt’ Year
Quarterback Hendon Hooker continues to climb the jersey number tree now that he is in the NFL. Hooker wore No. 1 on the field as a senior at Dudley High School. Then, at Virginia Tech, Hooker changed to No. 2 on his jersey. At the University of Tennessee, Hooker bumped it up again, this time […]
NFL Analysts Continue to Rave Over Hendon Hooker, Darnell Wright Draft Picks
In the week and a half following the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City, many analysts from the college and professional football worlds have been raving about two draft picks from the University of Tennessee. Former Tennessee offensive lineman Darnell Wright went to the Chicago Bears with the 10th overall pick in the draft. The […]
How Quickly Could Hendon Hooker Takeover as the Lions Starting Quarterback?
Hendon Hooker was drafted 68th overall by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. While Hooker fell a good ways in the draft, he landed at a spot that has a lot of opportunity. The Lions’ quarterback situation is set in 2023, but barring a contract extension for veteran starter […]
How Close is Hendon Hooker to Starting in Detroit?
With the 68th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Friday night, the Detroit Lions selected quarterback Hendon Hooker from the University of Tennessee in the third round. The Lions’ pick of Hooker in the third round shows the value that Detroit has in the Tennessee signal caller. Despite tearing his ACL in November […]
Former Tennessee Linebacker Named Lions Captain
Former Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin is one of the Detroit Lions five captains this season, the team announced Tuesday. Reeves-Maybin’s teammates voted the fifth year linebacker as Detroit’s “special teams captain”, joining the team’s two offensive and defensive captains. The Lions selected the Clarkesville, Tennessee native in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft […]
Reeves-Maybin Comes Off The Board in the 4th
While many UT fans were waiting for Josh Dobbs and Josh Malone to come off the board, it was Jalen Reeves-Maybin who went in the fourth round.