Defensive back, Tennessee (from Auburn, Colorado), 2023–25
Colton Hood
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Mcdonough, GA
- Born
- Feb 23, 2005
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Colton Hood played defensive back at Auburn (2023), Colorado (2024) and Tennessee (2025). The New York Giants took Hood in round 2, No. 37 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado | 6 | 119 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2025 Tennessee 12 games, 50 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Syracuse | W 45–26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 6 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 72–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Georgia | L 41–44 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. UAB | W 56–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Mississippi State | W 41–34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at Alabama | L 20–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at Kentucky | W 56–34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Oklahoma | L 27–33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. New Mexico State | W 42–9 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at Florida | W 31–11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 24–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Colorado 13 games, 23 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. North Dakota State | W 31–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Nebraska | L 10–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Colorado State | W 28–9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Baylor | W 38–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at UCF | W 48–21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Kansas State | L 28–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Arizona | W 34–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Cincinnati | W 34–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Texas Tech | W 41–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Utah | W 49–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Kansas | L 21–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 52–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 14–36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Auburn 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Maryland | L 13–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ |
| Weight | 193 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.44 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 s |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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