Tennessee redshirt senior quarterback Hendon Hooker was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press Monday.
Hooker, a sixth-year senior transfer from Virginia Tech, was also named First-Team All-SEC quarterback by the AP.
The Greensboro, North Carolina native, is the first Vols’ quarterback to be named SEC Offensive Player of the Year since Peyton Manning.
Hooker is a finalist for the Maxwell Award and the Johnny Unitias Golden Arm Award.
During the 2022 season, Hooker guided the Vols to wins versus Alabama, Florida and LSU.
In 11 games this season, he completed 229-of-329 passing attempts for 3,135 yards, 27 touchdowns and two interceptions. Hooker recorded 430 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 104 attempts.
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