Hendon Hooker(Dudley HS) named Southeastern Conference Football Offensive Player of the Week

from the Southeastern Conference website:
Southeastern Conference Football Offensive Player of the Week
OFFENSIVE
Hendon Hooker(Dudley High School/Greensboro, N.C., QB, Tennessee

Hooker was spectacular in leading Tennessee to a 45-42 high-scoring win at No. 18 Kentucky as he accounted for four touchdowns and 357 yards of total offense.

He averaged an incredible 11.52 yards per play.

It was the Vols’ first ranked win on the road vs. a top 20 opponent since 2006, while the 45 points were Tennessee’s most vs. a ranked opponent on the road since Oct. 7, 2006 (51 at No. 10 Georgia).

Hooker finished an efficient 15-of-20 for a career-best 316 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. He also added 41 yards on the ground.

Hooker fired multiple touchdown passes over 70 yards, becoming the first Vol QB since at least 2000 to achieve the feat in the same game and the only player in the SEC this season to do it in a conference game.

Hooker moved into a tie for the national lead in 70+ yard touchdowns on the season with four, while elevating his QB passer rating to 190.01, good for fourth in the nation.

He also surpassed Peyton Manning (20 in 1996) for 10th place in Tennessee all-time single-season touchdown passes with 21.

from the Tennessee Vols website:www.utsports.com:
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee seniors Hendon Hooker and Cade Mays both earned SEC weekly honors on Monday, as announce by the league office.

Hooker was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week while Mays earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors following standout performances in the Vols’ thrilling 45-42 win at No. 18 Kentucky on Saturday night….CLICK HERE to see Hendon Hooker…

Hooker was spectacular in UT’s victory over the Wildcats, accounting for four touchdowns and 357 yards of total offense. The Greensboro, North Carolina, native averaged an incredible 11.52 yards per play while helping lead the Vols’ to a ranked win on the road.

Tennessee’s 45 points were its most against a ranked opponent on the road since Oct. 7, 2006 (51 at No. 10 Georgia). Hooker finished an efficient 15-of-20 for a career-best 316 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. He also added 41 yards on the ground.

The redshirt senior signal caller fired multiple touchdown passes over 70 yards, becoming the first Vol QB since at least 2000 to achieve the feat in the same game and the only player in the SEC this season to do it in a conference game. Hooker moved into a tie for the national lead in 70-plus yard touchdowns on the season with four, while elevating his QB passer rating to 190.01, good for fourth in the nation. He also surpassed Peyton Manning (20 in 1996) for 10th place in Tennessee all-time single-season touchdown passes with 21.

Hooker is the first UT player to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors since quarterback Jarrett Guarantano on Nov. 25, 2019. He is the fourth Vol to earn SEC weekly accolades this season.