2023 NFL draft: Hendon Hooker projected to Green Bay

2023 NFL draft: Former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker projected to Green Bay

The 2023 NFL draft will take place Thursday-Saturday in the plaza outside of Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri.

Round 1 of the 2023 NFL draft will take place Thursday (8 p.m. EDT), rounds 2-3 will be held Friday (7 p.m. EDT), while rounds 4-7 are slated for Saturday (noon EDT).

Former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is projected as a second-round selection (No. 42 overall) by Green Bay (from Cleveland through N.Y. Jets) in the 2023 NFL draft.

Hooker’s projection to the Packers is from Draft Wire’s final first two-round mock draft.

The 6-foot-3, 217-pound quarterback transferred to Tennessee from Virginia Tech ahead of the 2021 season.

Hooker appeared in 13 games for the Vols during the 2021 campaign. He completed 206-of-303 passing attempts, totaling 2,945 passing yards, 31 passing touchdowns and three interceptions, while recording 620 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns on 167 attempts in 2021.

In 11 games in 2022, Hooker completed 229-of-329 passing attempts for 3,135 yards, 27 touchdowns and two interceptions. He totaled 430 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

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