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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
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Passing

Attempts

G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT 1st 1st% 20+ SCK SCKY RATE
Attempts 1-Through-10 3 9 6 66.7 62 6.9 21 0 0 3 33.3 1 0 0 86.3

Field Position

G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT 1st 1st% 20+ SCK SCKY RATE
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 2 3 1 33.3 9 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 42.4
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 1 1 1 100 19 19 19 0 0 1 100 0 0 0 118.8
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 3 5 4 80 34 6.8 21 0 0 2 40 1 0 0 95

Game Halves

G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT 1st 1st% 20+ SCK SCKY RATE
Last Two Minutes of Half 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Half 3 9 6 66.7 62 6.9 21 0 0 3 33.3 1 1 9 86.3

Home vs Road

G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT 1st 1st% 20+ SCK SCKY RATE
Home Games 2 7 5 71.4 43 6.1 21 0 0 2 28.6 1 0 0 87.2
Road Games 1 2 1 50 19 9.5 19 0 0 1 50 0 1 9 83.3

Margin of Victory

G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT 1st 1st% 20+ SCK SCKY RATE
Margin 0-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Margin 15+ 3 9 6 66.7 62 6.9 21 0 0 3 33.3 1 1 9 86.3
Margin 8-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Point Differential

G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT 1st 1st% 20+ SCK SCKY RATE
Ahead 3 9 6 66.7 62 6.9 21 0 0 3 33.3 1 1 9 86.3
Tied 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Quarters

G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT 1st 1st% 20+ SCK SCKY RATE
4th Quarter 3 9 6 66.7 62 6.9 21 0 0 3 33.3 1 1 9 86.3

Stadium Surfaces

G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT 1st 1st% 20+ SCK SCKY RATE
Turf 3 9 6 66.7 62 6.9 21 0 0 3 33.3 1 1 9 86.3

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.
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