Hendon Hooker
QB - Detroit Lions
2024 Outlook
Lions QB Hendon Hooker is officially inactive for a Week 16 matchup with Minnesota.
Fantasy Impact
Hooker was activated from the reserve/non-football injury list. He will serve as the emergency third quarterback against the Vikings.
The Lions activated QB Hendon Hooker from the non-football injury list Tuesday.
Fantasy Impact
Hooker’s addition to the active roster ensures that the rookie is eligible to play this season. The 25-year-old recently returned to practice and has practiced in full, but remained on IR as he continued to work his way back from a torn ACL. Hooker could begin to challenge veteran Teddy Bridgewater for the No. 2 quarterback spot on the Lions’ roster.
Detroit Lions rookie QB Hendon Hooker upgraded from limited to full participation in practice on Thursday, his first full practice of the season and his NFL career.
Fantasy Impact
Hooker is over a year removed from his ACL injury he suffered at the University of Tennessee, but with a veteran QB in Jared Goff and an experienced backup in Teddy Bridgewater, the Lions were able to afford to take the long road in Hooker's recovery process. Hooker may never see the field this season or even make it to the team's active gameday roster, but he's progressing intending to be ready for Year 2, treating his rookie season effectively as a redshirt.
Hendon Hooker (ACL) has been designated to return from the NFI list, opening his practice window with the Lions.
Fantasy Impact
Lions' head coach Dan Campbell said "by rule, we can't coach him (Hooker)" when giving an explanation for why it was important to activate the rookie QB. The Lions selected Hooker in the third-round of this year's NFL Draft knowing he would still be out for an extended period due to a torn ACL. Hooker originally sustained the injury more than a calendar year ago.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Hendon Hooker could begin practicing this week.
Fantasy Impact
Hooker suffered a torn ACL in his final year at Tennessee and has been on the NFI list. The Lions drafted him in the third-round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
