Zone-Discipline Corner

Projected
Round 2-3

Drafted · Round 2 · Pick 37 · 2nd round · 37th overall
Hood suits up at /p/colton-hood
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 2Projected · Round 2-3Colton Hood projects as a zone-discipline corner. A CB out of Tennessee who tested with a clearly above-average athletic profile (76th composite). Combine line reads 5'11 5/8" · 193 lb, 4.44s 40, 40.5″ vertical, 125″ broad. College defensive line: 77 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT · 14 PD across 3 seasons. Dominance score 44 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Below-cohort producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Weak
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Average
Peak season
40% wt2025
Above avg
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Average
Efficiency
10% wtPlays/G · 0.47
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs CB CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
5 of 5 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.44s·76th of 931
Vertical
40.5″·87th of 805
Broad
125.0″·61st of 794
Arm
31.4″·45th of 372
Hand
9.0″·29th of 372
40-Yard
vs. 931
Vertical
vs. 805
Broad
vs. 794
Arm
vs. 372
Hand
vs. 372
Trait grades
Speed
76th percentile · 4.44s 40-yard
Burst
74th percentile · 40.5" vert · 125" broad
Lateral Agility
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Vertical Pop
87th percentile · 40.5" vertical
Frame
34th percentile · 5'11 5/8" · 193 lb
NFL comparisons
Kendall Sheffield
Rotational2019 R4 · #111 · Ohio State · 5-11/193lb
91
sim
Marlon Humphrey
All-Pro2017 R1 · #16 · Alabama · 6-0/197lb · 4.41s 40
80
sim
D.J. Hayden
Bust2013 R1 · #12 · Houston · 5-11/191lb · 4.4s 40
87
sim
X-Factor
Vertical Pop grades in the 87th percentile. 40.5" vertical.
Primary risk
Frame sits in the 34th percentile (5'11 5/8"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Quarters/match zone defense that asks him to read keys and pattern-match.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AUB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | COLO | 24 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 0 |
| 2025 | TENN | 50 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Career | 77 | 57 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 1 | |
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