5 teams who could trade for Lions quarterback Hendon Hooker

2. New York Giants

The Giant seem to be sticking with Daniel Jones, but the idea Drew Lock could make a push for the starting job is already surfacing and not going away. They passed on taking a quarterback anywhere in this year's draft, despite the obvious questions about Jones' future. An ill-advised four-year, $160 million contract has them in a bad (tricky) spot.

But there is no guaranteed salary left in Jones' contract after this year. $12 million of his $30 million base salary for 2025 becomes fully guaranteed on March 15, 2025 (according to Over The Cap), so there is an escape path if they want it.

The Giants are headed for a reset under center, one way or another. A trade flier on Hooker could easily become something they consider, if only based on his perceived ceiling. The Lions' first preseason game is against the Giants on the road, and that could be preceded by joint practices.

The Giants literally will have an opportunity to see Hooker up close during the preseason like no other team quite will. They also had "genuine interest" in Hooker leading into the 2023 draft.

1. Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders simply missed on getting a quarterback in this year's draft. Any efforts to trade up for Jayden Daniels (who head coach Antonio Pierce know from their time at Arizona State) never seemed to get traction, and by the time their first-round pick came the top options were gone.

So the Raiders are left with Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew to compete for the starting job this year. O'Connell has a faint chance to seize the gig and be their quarterback of the future, but his upside is easily debatable.

The Raiders perpetually tried to upgrade on Derek Carr when Jon Gruden was back as the head coach, and they've still not gotten it done. Hooker is at least interesting in a way none of their current quarterbacks are-a potential future option with high upside until he shows otherwise.