Detroit Lions rookie wide receivers continue to impress

If Campbell had to play a No. 2 quarterback tomorrow, he said after Saturday’s preseason contest that he trusts Kyle Allen a little more than Hendon Hooker at this point.

“He’s playing better,” Campbell said of Allen after the game. “I would say right now if you had to go in with a No. 2 (quarterback) right now who would you trust more? Yeah, I would trust Kyle more because he’s proven more after these two games.”

Allen got the start for the Lions Saturday and was terrific playing the entire first half. He had a couple high throws just off the fingers of TeSlaa and Tom Kennedy early on but then settled in nicely and led two touchdown drives. He’s been terrific running the two-minute offense each of the last two weeks, recording touchdowns at the end of the first half.

He finished the day with an impressive stat line of 14-of-17 passing for 124 yards with two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 136.3 passer rating.

“I just think every day I come out to practice or a game, it’s just how good can I execute, how good can I do my job,” Allen said. “And I know my ability and how good I can be, it’s more about just being consistent.”

Hooker played the entire second half and finished the afternoon completing six of his 13 pass attempts for 61 yards with a passer rating of 28.0. He led a nice two-minute drive at the end of the game trailing 24-17 where he navigated the offense from the Lions’ 39-yard line to the Dolphins’ 13-yard line but the drive ended with an athletic interception by Miami’s Ethan Robinson.