There’s no question that Hendon Hooker is one of the best players in college football right now. And it’s not outlandish to say that Tennessee may be well on its way to finishing this years as the best team in college football.

Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt sees Hooker as a player who is doing what is needed to potentially but himself among the top picks in the 2023 NFL Draft.

“The talent is there, but he’s also doing things over just the normal course of football… that is a great player. A great player. And I think he absolutely is playing himself into the top 10, top 5 in the NFL Draft.”

Hooker has become an accomplished passer in addition to being a quarterback who can move, having completed 70% of his passes for 1,817 yards with 15 touchdowns and just 1 interception this season. It will be interesting to see how Hooker continues through the back half of the season, but there’s no question he has a sky-high ceiling.