Hendon Hooker to Titans
Former Lions QB Hendon Hooker has signed with the Tennessee Titans in a free‑agency move published this week — a roster shakeup just weeks before the draft. The signing was reported on multiple outlets and could reshuffle the Titans’ QB depth chart immediately. (heavy.com)(heavy.com)
ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler and other NFL insiders first flagged the agreement on April 1, 2026. (nbcsports.com) Hooker was a third‑round pick (No. 68) in the 2023 NFL Draft and was waived by Detroit on Aug. 25, 2025 before spending the 2025 season on practice squads with Carolina and New York, with a brief promotion to the Jets’ active roster in January 2026. (espn.com) At Tennessee in 2022 Hooker threw for 3,135 yards and 27 touchdowns and was voted the SEC Offensive Player of the Year by the league while finishing fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting. (espn.com) The quarterback room in Nashville already lists Cam Ward, Mitchell Trubisky and Will Levis, and the team’s official positional roster also shows veteran Brandon Allen — Hooker’s addition inserts another option into that group. (espn.com) Analysts and local outlets have flagged Hooker’s arrival as another data point in the uncertainty around Will Levis’ future with Tennessee, with one roster projection assigning a roughly 70% chance of further quarterback movement before the season. (mainstreetmediatn.com) The move came on April 1, 2026, roughly three weeks before the 2026 NFL Draft (April 23–25, 2026), and arrived the same day the Titans announced three other free‑agent additions: RB Michael Carter and WRs K.J. Osborn and Lance McCutcheon. (tennessean.com)
