Linebacker, West Virginia (from Illinois), 2022–26
Malachi Hood
- Number
- No. 45
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 228 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Plainfield, IL
Malachi Hood plays linebacker for West Virginia, after Illinois (2022–25).
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. Northwestern, 2024Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Illinois | 45 | LB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | 45 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Illinois | 45 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Illinois | 45 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | West Virginia | 45 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 228 |
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 Illinois 13 games, 44 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Western Illinois | W 52–3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Duke | W 45–19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Western Michigan | W 38–0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Indiana | L 10–63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. USC | W 34–32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Purdue | W 43–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Ohio State | L 16–34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Washington | L 25–42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Rutgers | W 35–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Maryland | W 24–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Wisconsin | L 10–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Northwestern | W 20–13 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 30–28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2024 Illinois 7 games, 14 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Nebraska | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Oregon | L 9–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Minnesota | L 17–25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Michigan State | W 38–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | atRutgers | W 38–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Northwestern | W 38–28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | W 21–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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