#26

Brandon Hood

RB · Southern Miss · R-Jr. · #26

Transferred Massachusetts → Southern Miss for 2026
R-Jr. · McDonough, Ga. → Eagles Landing Christian Academy
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Brandon Hood

RB · Massachusetts · Fr · #26

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#821 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches
2024
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
2025
Southern Miss
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Reed Stringer → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Southern Miss

2025Massachusetts
2026Southern Miss

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Massachusetts983683.82--
2024Colorado----------
Career983683.82--
SeasonTeam
2025Massachusetts11888.00--
2024Colorado----------
Career11888.00--

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Javin Gordon’s 2025 season.

Javin Gordon

86%match

Tulane · 2025

#2

King Doerue

Purdue · 2021

82%
#3

Ja'shon Benjamin

Rutgers · 2023

80%
#4

Jamale Carothers

Navy · 2020

80%
#5

Carlos Davis

South Alabama · 2020

79%

Matches Javin on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Recruiting rating

Differs from Javin on

Rush TD rate (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Darius Wilson’s path through William & Mary.

Darius Wilson

98%match

William & Mary · 2024

#2

Ryan Ingram

Chattanooga · 2025

97%
#3

Javin Gordon

Tulane · 2025

91%
#4

Aaron Young

Old Dominion · 2024

91%
#5

Jon Denman

TCU · 2025

89%

Matches Darius on

Yards per carry

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bryson Donelson's sophomore season at Fresno State (2025).

Fresno State · 2025

#2

King Doerue

Purdue · 2021

74%
#3

Jaylon Glover

Utah · 2023

73%
#4

Kirby Vorhees

Washington State · 2025

73%
#5

Chavon Mceachern

Charlotte · 2021

72%

Matches Bryson on

Weight
Height
Rush TD rate

Differs from Bryson on

Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Brandon Hood

#1

Javin Gordon

Tulane · 2025

91%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2055

Final rank
#3151
Avg #2819.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2055 this season.

Background

2025 (R-Fr.): Rushed for 368 yards on 98 carries with a pair of touchdowns…Best game was a 178-yard performance versus Buffalo (10/18) with a 90-yard touchdown run…Posted a 13-yard scoring run against Bryant (9/6)…Added 11 catches for 88, including a long catch of 21 versus NIU (11/12)…2024 (Fr.)...

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