Caleb Hood
Caleb Hood
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Caleb Hood has been at North Carolina through three head coaches in five seasons. The receipt on tape: 31 rush yds, 15 rec yds against TCU, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens, and Bill Belichick. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 43 | 250 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 114 | 515 | 4.5 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 13 | 119 | 9.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 194 | 8.1 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · North Carolina
Returning around him
- 16% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -11 net (20 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #19
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Micah Bernard’s 2021 season.
Matches Micah on
Differs from Micah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ari Broussard's sophomore season at Rice (2021).
Matches Ari on
Differs from Ari on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025-55%
Sharp dropoff (-55%) — career inflection point.