Hood grew up immersed in the sport. His father competed at Auburn, while his uncle Roderick Hood carved out an eight-season NFL career as a cornerback, intercepting 15 passes during stints with the ...

Joe Deleone grades the Giants drafting Tennessee Volunteers cornerback Colton Hood with the 37th overall pick. Deleone gives it an A grade since they got the mos value possible out of him. A dynamic ...

The New York Giants selected Tennessee cornerback Colton Hood with the 37th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, adding a physical press-man defender to their secondary. The move comes amid reports the team is ...

Colton Hood was dressed to the nines for the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night with a custom blue suit with photos of family and friends stitched into the inside of his sportcoat.

Former Tennessee Volunteers defensive back Colton Hood popped up in numerous mock drafts as a first round pick, but he wasn’t selected until the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Former Tennessee ...

Colton Hood rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. He walked down the hallway to his older brother Khaleb’s room and tapped him on the shoulder to wake him up. Khaleb groggily looked at his phone — 4:02 ...

When it came to improving their overall defense, which was a liability at times during the 2025 season, the New York Giants and new head coach John Harbaugh were looking for two key elements in the ...

There was no doubt the Giants viewed cornerback as a position of need on their roster. They did not address that need in the first round of the NFL Draft — there was no real opportunity to do so — but ...

Analysis: Press-man bully with an ability to put his stamp on the first and last phases of the snap. Hood plays with a disruptive punch and gets his hands on most releases, but shifty NFL wideouts ...