Hendon Hooker
QB
#2
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-3
Age: 27
Weight: 220 lbs
College: Tennessee
2024 SEASON
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TDS0
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INT0
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YDS62
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RTG86.34
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | COMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | SCKY | RATE | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bears | W 23 - 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Packers | W 34 - 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Bills | L 42 - 48 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | @Bears | W 34 - 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | @49ers | W 40 - 34 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Vikings | W 31 - 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rams | W 26 - 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Buccaneers | L 16 - 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | @Cardinals | W 20 - 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Seahawks | W 42 - 29 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | @Cowboys | W 47 - 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 83.3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | @Vikings | W 31 - 29 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Titans | W 52 - 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 | ||||||
| 9 | @Packers | W 24 - 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | @Texans | W 26 - 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Jaguars | W 52 - 6 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.1 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | ||
| 12 | @Colts | W 24 - 6 |
Career Stats
QB Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | COMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | SCKY | RATE | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 86.3 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 86.3 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Completed a 19-yard pass at Dallas (10/13/24), his first pass completion as a professional.
- After beginning the season on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury, he was activated to the 53-man roster on Dec. 19, 2023.
- Selected by the Lions in the third round (68th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Tennessee, making him the first-ever third-round quarterback selected by Detroit in a draft.
- Is the first offensive player Detroit has selected out of Tennessee since 1984.
COLLEGE
- Appeared in 49 games (37 starts) between Virginia Tech (2017-20) and Tennessee (2021-22), completing 632-of-944 passes (66.9%) for 8,974 yards, 80 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a 172.2 passer rating. He added 517 carries for 2,079 yards (4.0 avg.) and 25 touchdowns.
- 2022 (Tennessee): Appeared in 11 games (all starts), completing 229-of-329 pass attempts (69.6%) for 3,135 yards, 27 touchdowns and two interceptions for a 175.5 passer rating. He also added 104 carries for 430 yards (4.1 avg.) and five touchdowns.
- SEC Offensive Player of the Year
- Third-Team AP All-American
- First-Team All-SEC
- 2021 (Tennessee): Appeared in 13 games (11 starts), completing 206-of-303 (68.0%) pass attempts for 2,945 yards, 31 touchdowns and three interceptions for a 181.4 passer rating. He also contributed 166 carries for 616 yards (3.7 avg) and five touchdowns.
- Ranked third in the FBS in passer efficiency (181.4) and fourth in yards per attempt (9.72).
- Set program records for passer efficiency (181.4) and complation percentage (68.0%).
- Threw 140 consecutive passes interception-free for the fourth-longest streak in program history.
- 2020 (Virginia Tech): Appeared in eight games (seven starts), completing 98-of-150 pass attempts (65.3%), registering 1,339 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions for a 153.5 passer rating. He also logged 120 carries for 620 yards (5.2 avg.) and nine touchdowns.
- 2019 (Virginia Tech): Appeared in 11 games (eight starts), completing 99-of-162 passes (61.1%) for 1,555 yards with 13 touchdowns and two interceptions for a 165.8 passer rating. He also contributed 123 carries for 356 yards (2.9 avg.) and five touchdowns.
- 2018 (Virginia Tech): Appeared in six games, recording four rushing attempts, one of which featured his longest career rush (69 yards) to also result in his first collegiate touchdown.
- 2017 (Virginia Tech): Redshirted as a true freshman.
PERSONAL
- Prepped at James B. Dudley (Greensboro, N.C.) High School, where he led the program to two state titles and was named the 2016 championship game MVP after recording six touchdowns.
- Son of Alan and Wendy Hooker. His father, Alan, is a North Carolina A&T Hall of Fame quarterback.
- He has one brother, Alston, and one sister, Nile. Alston has played quarterback at North Carolina A&T and currently plays at Florida A&M.
