Colton Hood: DB · Tennessee · #8.
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Colton Hood
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The three seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Hugh Freeze, Deion Sanders and Josh Heupel. First career honor, 2025: All-SEC. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against New Mexico State, Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-26vs Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-17vs East Tennessee State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 41-44vs No. 6 Georgia | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 56-24vs UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-34@ Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-37@ No. 6 Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-34@ Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-33vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-9vs New Mexico State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-11@ Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45vs No. 12 Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 34 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
Week 5 · 2025
W 41-34
1 interception · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Mississippi State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFL50 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
47.3%
437 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #98 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Auburn, Colorado and Tennessee, 76 tackles — drafted at #37 overall by the New York Giants.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Hugh Freeze, Deion Sanders and Josh Heupel.
Next stop · NFL
New York Giants2026 NFL rookie season
New York Giants2026 NFL rookie season
