With most teams at or near the midway point of their 2022 campaigns, it’s time to reflect.
We’re not here to discuss the top overall offensive prospects by position for the 2023 NFL Draft. Instead, this week’s draft update will look at the top offensive risers, by position, around halfway through the season. These are players who were maybe a bit lower on the radar or had a lot to prove when the season started but have done well for themselves so far.
The group below features just a few of our favorites — we have many more. As always, we’d love to hear your picks. Drop ’em in the comments.
QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
A few others have an argument. TCU’s Max Duggan, for example, continues to one-up himself with his decision-making consistency and overall ball placement. But no quarterback in the country has kept his arrow firmly pointed up for longer this season than Hendon Hooker. A guy who had to come off the bench to win the job at Tennessee after transferring in from Virginia Tech, Hooker is the biggest on-field reason for Josh Heupel’s Tennessee power surge. (Wide receiver Bru McCoy is also starting to help a lot.)
Hooker entered the weekend at 10.6 yards per attempt and with an average depth of target at 11.5 yards.
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