Malachi Hood
LB · #45 · 
West Virginia · SR · 6'2" · 228 · Plainfield, IL
Transferred from ILL · Projected WLB starter
42 2025 tackles
1 · 3 2025 sacks · TFL
0 2025 INT + PD
26 Career games (8 starts)
Career
Illinois2025 Percentile vs LBs
Tackles per game 3.2 64
Havoc plays 5 67
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 1 77
The situation
West Virginia 2025 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 12.2% 32
Line yards per carry allowed 2.1 82
Sack rate 6.4% 59
2025 Game log
with Illinois| Wk | Opponent | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | Western Illinois Leathernecks | 4 | 1 | |||
| W3 |  WMU | 4 | ||||
| W4 |  @ IND | 3 | ||||
| W7 |  OSU | 3 | ||||
| W9 |  @ WASH | 3 | ||||
| W14 |  NW | 3 | 1 | |||
| W19 |  TENN | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2022 class · 247 compositeThree-star high school recruit
The 2022 board
#1136 James Edwards CB · Clewiston APP
#1136 Malachi Hood LB · Joliet Catholic Academy ILL
Malachi Hood LB · Joliet Catholic Academy ILL#1136 Ka'Marii Landers OT · Fordson AKR
#1141 Zion Odoms WR · Northeast MRSH
LBs in the class
#103 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
2025 · 67th pctile of LBs Recruit · 56th pctile of class