Player facts
- Team
New York Giants- Position
- Cornerback
- Number
- 12
- Born
- Feb 23, 2005 (age 21)
- Birthplace
- Mcdonough, GA, USA
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
- College
- Tennessee
- Experience
- Rookie
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
@  WSH | T 27-27 OT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  ARI | W 36-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  TEN | W 12-7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  LAR | L 28-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  DAL | W 28-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Colton Hood (born February 23, 2005) is an American professional football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football for the Auburn Tigers, Colorado Buffaloes, and Tennessee Volunteers. Hood was selected by the Giants in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Colton Hood, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Hood attended Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia. He played cornerback, wide receiver, quarterback, and running back in high school. As a senior, he recorded 40 tackles and three interceptions on defense and had 1,112 yards of total offense with 13 touchdowns. Hood originally committed to play college football at Michigan State University before flipping his commitment to Auburn University.
College career
Hood played one year at Auburn, appearing in four games and took a redshirt. He transferred to the University of Colorado Boulder for the 2024 season. In one season at Colorado, he played in all 13 games with one start and had 24 tackles and two interceptions. After the season, he transferred to the University of Tennessee. In his first game at Tennessee he had four tackles, three pass breakups, and returned a fumble 22 yards for a touchdown against Syracuse.
From Wikipedia’s article on Colton Hood, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
Giants’ next games
Recent results
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikipediaColton Hood on Wikipedia