One of the nation’s top cornerbacks who was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award and a second-team All-SEC selection … Started all 12 games of the regular season at cornerback and totaled 50 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery for a touchdown, one interception for a touchdown and eight pass breakups … His eight PBU ranked 10th in the SEC … Did not play in the Music City Bowl after declaring for the draft … According to PFF, his 83.3 coverage grade among cornerbacks ranked second in the SEC during the regular season and 18th in the FBS (min. 300 coverage snaps) … Allowed only one touchdown catch on 451 coverage snaps … Owned two defensive scores with a pick-six at Mississippi State (9/27) and a fumble return for a touchdown vs. Syracuse (8/30) … Became the first SEC player with an interception return and fumble return for a touchdown in the same season since Missouri’s Cale Garrett and Alabama’s Trevon Diggs accomplished the feat in 2019 … Logged four total tackles with three solo stops in road win at Florida (11/22) … Tied his career-high with seven tackles, logged one pass breakup and posted a half-TFL in win vs. New Mexico State (11/15) … Posted six total tackles vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1) … Made five total tackles with one TFL in road win at Kentucky (10/25) and also logged his first-career forced fumble … Totaled four tackles and one pass breakup at No. 6 Alabama (10/18) … Logged four solo tackles with one TFL vs. Arkansas (10/11) and added his sixth pass breakup of the year … Snagged his first career pick-six at Mississippi State (9/27) and finished the overtime victory with six total tackles, including a career-best 2.0 TFLs … Posted a career-high seven tackles in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) … Started the home opener vs. ETSU (9/6) and had a pair of pass breakups in his Neyland Stadium debut … Started at cornerback in his Tennessee debut vs. Syracuse (8/30) and earned SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors after making an immediate impact in the secondary, finishing with four tackles, a fumble recovery for a touchdown and three pass breakups, all career bests … Provided a swing in momentum against the Orange with a 22-yard fumble return for a touchdown late in the first quarter, the first scoop-and-score for the Vols since 2023 … His three PBUs were the most by an SEC player in Week 1.

2024 – RS-FRESHMAN (COLORADO)

Part of a cornerback rotation at Colorado that included Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter … Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention honors from College Football News … Played in all 13 games with one start and also was a major contributor in special teams coverage … Finished the season with 24 total tackles, six pass breakups, two interceptions and one tackle for loss … In his first career start against Arizona, limited future top pick Tetairoa McMillan to only five receptions for 38 yards, while collecting his second career interception and returning it 46 yards … Delivered a breakout game against Kansas State (10/12) after Hunter left for injury … Finished with two tackles and his first career interception, returning it 59 yards, that helped set up a touchdown against the Wildcats … Collected a career-high three solo tackles in Alamo Bowl vs. BYU (12/28).

2023 – FRESHMAN (AUBURN)

Played in four games before earning a redshirt … Saw action against UMass (9/2), Samford (9/16), Vanderbilt (11/4) and Maryland (12/30) … Made three solo tackles in Music City Bowl against Maryland.

A four-star recruit who played for head coach Tanner Rodgers at Eagles Landing Christian Academy in Georgia … Ranked the No. 20 cornerback prospect in the country by On3 and No. 48 by 247Sports … The No. 18 overall prospect in the state of Georgia by On3 … Played cornerback, wide receiver, quarterback and running back for a squad that went 7-5 and made the second round of Georgia’s AA playoffs … Accounted for 1,112 yards of total offense (647 receiving, 279 passing and 186 rushing) and 13 touchdowns … On defense, was credited with 40 tackles and three interceptions … Also made a big impact on special teams, returning two punts for touchdowns along with a kickoff … Named the 2022 Region 5-2A Athlete of the Year … A three-time all-region baseball player (two-time all-state CF), part of an all-state 4×100 relay in track and a basketball letterman … Parents are Bengie and Crystal Hood … Has two sisters and five brothers … Brother, Brandon, played running back at Colorado in 2024 before transferring to UMass … Uncle, Roderick Hood, played eight seasons in the NFL after appearing in 47 games as a defensive back for Auburn … Majoring in journalism and media