Colton Hood
Colton Hood
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Hugh Freeze, Deion Sanders and Josh Heupel. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against New Mexico State, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Tennessee, 76 tackles — drafted at #37 overall by New York.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Josh Heupel.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New York2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 72–17
vs East Tennessee State
2 PD
Dominant 55-point win at home against East Tennessee State.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brian Branch’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nazir Ward's junior season at Western Kentucky (2025).
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