Running back, Southern Miss (from Colorado, Massachusetts), 2024–⁠26

Brandon Hood

Number
No. 26
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Conyers, GA

Brandon Hood plays running back for Southern Miss, after Colorado (2024) and Massachusetts (2025).

Career highs

179rushing yards, career highvs. Buffalo, 2025

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Massachusetts983683.8290

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Massachusetts11888.0021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Colorado26RBYr 1
2025Massachusetts26RBYr 2
2026Southern Miss26RBSo. (Yr 3)5′10″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2025Massachusetts120-0.0611th (n=576)0.10-7.215%0.01

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Massachusetts37%1.900.701.3029%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Massachusetts 12 games, 368 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.TempleL 10–⁠42250310
Sep 6vs.BryantL 26–⁠271139118112
Sep 13atIowaL 7–⁠473−201––
Sep 27atMissouriL 6–⁠426605––
Oct 4vs.Western MichiganL 3–⁠2172208227
Oct 11atKent StateL 6–⁠4210360818
Oct 18vs.BuffaloL 21–⁠282417919028
Oct 25atCentral MichiganL 13–⁠3861204––
Nov 4atAkronL 10–⁠4410180827
Nov 12vs.Northern IllinoisL 3–⁠454505226
Nov 18atOhioL 14–⁠421039020––
Nov 25vs.Bowling GreenL 14–⁠455904––
2024 Colorado 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 12vs.Kansas StateL 28–⁠31––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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