Alan Hendon Hooker is an American NFL quarterback for the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFL season. The Lions selected him with the 68th overall pick in the third round of the 2023 NFL season. That same year, he signed a four-year rookie contract with the team valued at $5.71 million (via Spotrac). Hendon Hooker attended James B. Dudley High School, where he finished his football career with 6,027 passing yards to go with 55 passing touchdowns. He also added 2,975 rushing yards and 48 rushing touchdowns (via the official website of the University of Tennessee).
After high school, he committed to playing college football at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University before transferring to the University of Tennessee in 2021. Overall, in 2 seasons with Virginia Tech, he had stats that read 2,894 yards including 22 touchdowns and seven interceptions (via Sports Reference). While he was at Virginia Tech, he graduated with an undergraduate degree in public relations.
Hooker at the University of Tennessee
At Tennessee, Hooker is pursuing a Master’s degree in agricultural leadership, education and communication (via the official website of the University of Tennessee).
In 2021, Hendon left Virginia Tech and joined the University of Tennessee for the remaining 2 years of his college career. He started off well even though he was initially the backup quarterback behind Joe Milton. However, an injury to Milton early in the season enabled Hooker to get the starting role. He ended college football in Tennessee with 6,080 passing yards, 58 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. (via Sports Reference)
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A. Hendon Hooker, born in January 1998, is 27 years old as of January 2025.
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