Skip to main content
Advertising
Detroit Lions quarterback Hendon Hooker (2) during an NFL preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 24, 2024 in Detroit. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP)

Hendon Hooker

QB

#2

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 27

Weight: 220 lbs

College: Tennessee

2024 SEASON

  • TDS
    0
  • INT
    0
  • YDS
    62
  • RTG
    86.34
Advertising

Preseason

WK Game Date OPP RESULT COMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK SCKY RATE ATT YDS AVG TD FUM LOST
3 08/24/2024 Steelers W 24 - 17 12 20 114 5.7 1 1 5 29 71.7 10 93 9.3 0 2 1
2 08/17/2024 @Chiefs W 24 - 23 12 15 150 10 0 0 1 4 108.3 5 11 2.2 1 1 1
1 08/08/2024 @Giants L 3 - 14 5 9 36 4 0 0 0 0 65 4 34 8.5 0

Regular Season

WK Game Date OPP RESULT COMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK SCKY RATE ATT YDS AVG TD FUM LOST
18 01/06/2025 Vikings W 31 - 9
17 12/31/2024 @49ers W 40 - 34
16 12/22/2024 @Bears W 34 - 17
15 12/15/2024 Bills L 42 - 48
14 12/06/2024 Packers W 34 - 31
13 11/28/2024 Bears W 23 - 20
12 11/24/2024 @Colts W 24 - 6
11 11/17/2024 Jaguars W 52 - 6 3 4 37 9.2 0 0 0 0 103.1 4 3 0.8 0
10 11/11/2024 @Texans W 26 - 23
9 11/03/2024 @Packers W 24 - 14
8 10/27/2024 Titans W 52 - 14 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 70.1
7 10/20/2024 @Vikings W 31 - 29
6 10/13/2024 @Cowboys W 47 - 9 1 2 19 9.5 0 0 1 9 83.3 1 -1 -1 0
4 10/01/2024 Seahawks W 42 - 29
3 09/22/2024 @Cardinals W 20 - 13
2 09/15/2024 Buccaneers L 16 - 20
1 09/09/2024 Rams W 26 - 20

Post Season

WK Game Date OPP RESULT COMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK SCKY RATE ATT YDS AVG TD FUM LOST
2 01/19/2025 Commanders L 31 - 45

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.
Advertising