#16
Hendon Hooker
DET · 2023–2024CAR · 2025NYJ · 2025TEN · 2026–presentACT
HendonHooker#16QB
Age
28
Jan 13, 1998
Height
6'3"
75"
Weight
221
lb
College
Tennessee; Virginia Tech
2018-2022
Drafted
2023
Rd 3, Pk 68
Exp
3
seasons
Contract
$2M
2y · $1.2M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2024 Season

Latest production
Pass Yds
62
2024
Pass TD
0
regular season
INT
0
regular season
Cmp%
67%
6/9
Rating
86.3
NFL passer rating
Rush Yds
2
regular season
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2018 — Present · Includes honors
2026
Tennessee Titans · Quarterback
QB · Current roster
NFL
2025
New York Jets · Quarterback
QB · 2 active weeks
NFL
2025
Carolina Panthers · Quarterback
QB · 1 active weeks
NFL
2023–2024
Detroit Lions · Quarterback
QB · 24 active weeks
NFL
2021–2022
Tennessee · QB
NCAA
2018–2020
Virginia Tech · QB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2023 Draft
Selection
Round 3, Pick 68
#68 overall by Detroit Lions
TeamDET
Overall#68

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaLswineha. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.