NFL Draft 2023 Rumors: Hendon Hooker to Visit Giants amid Vikings Mock Draft Buzz

The New York Giants may have gone all-in on Daniel Jones as their franchise quarterback this offseason, but they're still doing homework on signal-callers in the 2023 NFL draft.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported the Giants are set to host Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker for a visit Wednesday.

Hooker is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in November and has an uncertain timetable for a return. He's clearly the fifth quarterback in this draft class behind Alabama's Bryce Young, Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, Florida's Anthony Richardson and Kentucky's Will Levis but has been generating buzz in the middle-late first round.

ESPN's latest mock draft from Todd McShay has Hooker going No. 23 overall to the Minnesota Vikings.

The Giants signed Jones to a four-year, $160 million contract last month that includes $82 million guaranteed at signing. From a structural standpoint, Jones is only locked in as the Giants' starting quarterback for the 2023 season. The team could trade him next offseason and save money on its cap or cut him beginning with the 2025 offseason without issue.

In that sense, the Giants doing their homework on a quarterback who could be a two-year project makes sense. Hooker would likely be best served by sitting out the entire 2023 season to heal and develop behind the scenes.

That said, Hooker might not be the right fit as a developmental project. He's already 25 years old after a lengthy college career and doesn't have the type of upside you'd want in taking a risk behind Jones.

It would also be a questionable allocation of resources to take a quarterback in Round 1 or Round 2 after giving Jones a full-fledged commitment. The Giants could be better served targeting a player like UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson in Day 3 rather than looking to make a big splash.