I'll admit, it's decently early in the pre-draft process, and to me, opinions drastically changing on quarterback prospects after the games have been played is a strange, mostly foolish phenomenon.

Hooker is a tall, lanky, athletic quarterback who probably would've gotten first-round consideration had he not suffered a torn knee ligament near the end of his ultra-productive 2022 season at Tennessee.

Smaller, productive, multiyear starters who hung around for a while in college and will be older prospects like Purdy was -- he turned 24 in December -- without rocket arms but with a drip of improvisational talent.

Well, that is except for Bennett who, in a normal, non-back-to-back national title-winning scenario, would probably have his phone buzzing out of his hand after the draft with calls from teams looking to sign him as an undrafted free agent.

But for as silly as the construct is, "buzz" is absolutely real during draft season, and the heightened visibility of Bennett, along with more NFL-caliber play from him in 2022, will likely lead to him ascending boards, far away from Purdy's distinct position as "Mr.

So, if for some reason you're fascinated with your team potentially selecting the closest quarterback prospect to Purdy in April's draft, Haener from Fresno State is your guy.