Jaydon Hood

Class:
Junior
Position:
LB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.
High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 4 - vs. ECU (Sept. 2, 2023)
• Solos: 2 - vs. Alabama (Dec. 31, 2024)
• Asst: 3 - vs. ECU (Sept. 2, 2023)
• TFLs: 1.0 - at Ohio State (Nov. 30, 2024)
• Sacks: none
• Int: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: 1 - vs. Hawaii (Sept. 10, 2022)

At Michigan
• Four-time letter winner (2021-22-23-24)
• Has appeared in 26 games overall including 13 at linebacker

Senior (2024)
• Appeared in 11 games including eight at linebacker; made nine tackles including one for loss to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Contributed on special teams against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Texas (Sept. 7), Arkansas State (Sept. 14)
• Made one solo tackle playing linebacker at Washington (Oct. 5)
• Played as a linebacker and on special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 26), at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Made one tackle from his linebacker spot and also played on special teams against Oregon (Nov. 2)
• Credited with two tackles as a linebacker and contributor on special teams at Indiana (Nov. 9)
• Played at linebacker against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
• Delivered one tackle for loss playing linebacker and also contributed on special teams at Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Made three tackles playing linebacker and on special teams against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

Junior (2023)
• Appeared in 12 games including six at linebacker; made 13 tackles with one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry to earn his third varsity letter
• Notched four tackles playing linebacker and contributing on special teams against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Played linebacker and contributed on special teams against UNLV (Sept. 9), at Michigan State (Oct. 21)
• Against Bowling Green (Sept. 16), played linebacker and contributed on special teams, recording two assisted tackles
• Contributed on special teams against Rutgers (Sept. 23), Purdue (Nov. 4), at Penn State (Nov. 11), at Maryland (Nov. 18), against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• On the road at Nebraska (Sept. 30), hurried the quarterback once and made two tackles
• Assisted on two stops playing linebacker and contributed on special teams at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Forced a fumble and notched two tackles playing linebacker against Indiana (Oct. 14)
• Assisted on a tackle playing special teams against Ohio State (Nov. 25)

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in three games and made three tackles with one pass breakup to earn his second varsity letter
• Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the defense for Michigan State
• Played as a linebacker against Colorado State (Sept. 3), UConn (Sept. 17)
• Broke up a pass and added three tackles playing linebacker against Hawaii (Sept. 10)

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in two games at linebacker; made one tackle to earn his first varisty letter
• Named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the offense to play Indiana
• Named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in helping the special teams units prepare for Washington
• In his U-M debut, credited with making one solo tackle while playing linebacker and contributed on special teams against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Played linebacker against Maryland (Nov. 20)

Prep
• Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School (2021) coached by Roger Harriott
• Attended Cardinal Newman High School his first three years before transferring to Aquinas
• Three-sport athlete, participating in football, track and wrestling; qualified for 3A state wrestling meet as a sophomore at 195 pounds
• Three-year varsity starter at linebacker
• Helped the the Crusaders qualify for the 3A state playoffs junior and sophomore years
• Helped lead Aquinas to a 7-1 record his senior season

Key Statistics
• Credited with 52 tackles (34 solo) in eight games as a senior
• Racked up 115 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, seven sacks, five forced fumbles and two interceptions as a junior; scored twice on defense
• Recorded 55 stops, 12 TFLs, five sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and blocked one punt as a sophomore
• Tallied 51 tackles as a freshman, including seven TFLs, four sacks and one interception

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four-stars; the No. 247 overall player nationally, the No. 14 inside linebacker and the 35th-rated prospect in the state of Florida
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 21 inside linebacker recruit nationally and the No. 69 player in the state of Florida
• Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals; rated as the 223rd-best recruit in the country, the No. 6 inside linebacker nationally and the No. 37 player in the state of Florida
• Member of the ESPN300; four-star prospect, the nation’s 193rd prospect, the No. 5 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 29 player in Florida
• Selected to participate in the Under Armour All-American Game
• Named to Palm Beach Post Small Schools (4A-1A) first team on defense as a junior
• 2019 Cardinal Newman Defensive Player of the Year
• Selected first-team all-county
• Earned Land Rover Palm Beach Player of the Week and CBS 12 Athlete of the Week honors after posting 10 tackles and an interception in a win over Delray Beach American Heritage
• Named South Florida Sun Sentinel Palm Beach 5A-1A honorable mention as a sophomore

Personal
• Jaydon Hood was born April 15, 2003
• Son of Shandon and Shea Hood
• His grandfather, E.J. Junior, played at Alabama and spent 13 seasons in the NFL
• High school teammate of Wolverines Ja’Den McBurrows; same high school as teammate Anthony Solomon
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in General Studies