Rotating in between two high-profile NFL Draft prospects, Hood managed to produce on his own in 2024, earning honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition. He used that momentum to transfer a second time in 2025, making the move to Tennessee in the SEC. With the Volunteers, Hood was again expected to be a CB2 playing across from Jermod McCoy, but McCoy’s early-season injury thrust Hood into a CB1 role, where he thrived. In 2025, Hood racked up an INT, eight pass breakups, and 4.5 TFLs, while earning a near-elite PFSN CB Impact score of 87.3. Hood can stick to WRs in press-man, as well as suddenly redirect and explode through breaks in off-man and zone.

Source: New York Times April 05, 2026 14:19 UTC