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ESPN NFL Mock Draft has Hendon Hooker going top five

Somewhat surprisingly, Hendon Hooker’s NFL Draft hype has been gradually increasing all winter long. It’s not often that you see that with guys coming off of ACL injuries, especially ones that occur late in the year. However, that’s exactly the case with Hooker, who sustained that injury the week before Thanksgiving.

Now four months later, Hendon is just one month away from learning his draft fate. Through the Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine — neither of which he was able to do anything on the field — his stock just keeps rising.