Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have found an upgrade at backup quarterback. After trading back twice, and out of the second round, the Lions selected Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker in the third round with the No. 68 overall pick.
Hooker, 25, who suffered a torn ACL in late November, is otherwise coming off two excellent seasons at Tennessee. In 24 games, he completed 68.8% of his passes with 58 touchdowns to just five interceptions.
Lions general manager Brad Holmes had prioritized improving Detroit's backup situation after the team was forced to cut the underperforming tandem of Tim Boyle and David Blough at the end of training camp last year.