Malachi Hood
LB · #45 · 
West Virginia · SR · 6'2" · 228 · Plainfield, IL
27 Career games (8 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 |  Illinois | 13 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Illinois | 12 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
The situation
West Virginia 2026 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 15.2% 4
Line yards per carry allowed 2.6 41
Sack rate 6.7% 57
Recruiting
2022 class · 247 compositeThree-star high school recruit
The 2022 board
#1116 Davonte Miles DL · River Rouge BGSU
#1136 Malachi Hood LB · Joliet Catholic Academy ILL
Malachi Hood LB · Joliet Catholic Academy ILL#1141 Zion Odoms WR · Northeast MRSH
#1143 Chad Mascoe QB · Osceola
LBs in the class
#101 Tag Bonnema Zeeland East WMU
#104 Kaden Ludwick Clackamas COLO
#105 Malachi Hood Joliet Catholic Academy ILL
Malachi Hood Joliet Catholic Academy ILL#106 Gabe Brown Stillwater OKST
